From the Shelf: A Little Princess (1995)

    There is a moment in the 1995 adaption of A Little Princess where you realize it is a film and for most cases that is not a good sign. However for this particular film it is one of its greatest strengths, being one of the finest advocates to the impact of an image. A Little Princess thrives with its elegant camera work by a Emmanuel Lubezki and masterful direction by Alfonso CaromThere is so much I could say about the film in its simplicity and sense of melancholy and joy. Though, A Little Princes is better seen and not heard.
     It is almost too easy to bury this film with superlatives and praise case in point the above paragraph. In all honesty I don't care because this is one of the few films that actually deserves it. This is a film that deals with loss, love and the connection between a father and a daughter in a way that doesn't come across saccharine but sincere. A Little Princess is a case study in what it means to be a film for all ages. See this film.
     Anyway, enough superlatives from me. Warner Bros. has done a great disservice to this film by only granting it a slapdash video streaming and DVD release . Although here's hoping after Caron and Lubezki's Academy Award wins for Gravity, we will finally get a release this film deserves.

 Release year: 1995

 Directed by: Alfonso Carom

Cinematography by: Emmanuel Lubezki

 Adaption by: Richard LaGravenese and Elizabeth Chandler

 Starring:

 Liesel Matthews
 Vanessa Lee Chester
 Eleanor Bron
 Liam Cunningham

 Available on: Amazon video, Vudu and most video streaming services. I believe the DVD is out of print though you may be able to buy it on Amazon.

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