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Episode 677
Better Than The Book: Little Women (2019)
In this episode, we lay out the case for why the 2019 Little Women is better than the book it’s based on. Join us as we break down the casting choices that won the movie, the changes that somehow made a beloved story even better, and the moments that prove only a camera could do what prose simply cannot.
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In this episode, we lay out the case for why the 2019 Little Women is better than the book it’s based on. Join us as we break down the casting choices that won the movie, the changes that somehow made a beloved story even better, and the moments that prove only a camera could do what prose simply cannot.
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- Watch The Movie: Little Women (2019) (see also: Rotten Tomatoes | Common Sense Media | Letterboxd | IMDb)
- Read The Book: Little Women by Luisa May Alcott
- Adaptations We Love: Station Eleven | Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- Reminder: The Bechdel Test
- Stand Outs: Laura Dern | Saoirse Ronan | Greta Gerwig | Saoirse & Timothee sunset scene | Apron Scene | Dancing Scene
- Buy Erin’s Book to read more of her thoughts on Little Women
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