This is the first sound adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic to cinema, directed by George Cukor but clearly built under the aegis of Katharine Hepburn who assumes the lead role and a manifest protagonism leading the cast.
In a work that has already had no less than seven cinematographic adaptations, not counting television productions, this one is worth especially for the always magnificent presence of Katharine Hepburn. She is the force behind the film and her performance and charisma is what stands out of it.
The epic character of the work is somewhat limited, however, as it is condensed into 115 minutes, in which the passage to adulthood of four sisters is portrayed, each one with different temperaments and virtues.
It doesn't fall into melodrama, largely because of the always energetic and invigorating Hepburn, but it also doesn't hold back in memory, despite the alluded virtues.
In a work that has already had no less than seven cinematographic adaptations, not counting television productions, this one is worth especially for the always magnificent presence of Katharine Hepburn. She is the force behind the film and her performance and charisma is what stands out of it.
The epic character of the work is somewhat limited, however, as it is condensed into 115 minutes, in which the passage to adulthood of four sisters is portrayed, each one with different temperaments and virtues.
It doesn't fall into melodrama, largely because of the always energetic and invigorating Hepburn, but it also doesn't hold back in memory, despite the alluded virtues.