Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 6
Its director stated on the record that "i reread the book as an adult, and I was bowled over by how modern it was, how much it was about women, ambition, art and money" 1. Its director stated on the record that "something I think about a lot, particularly with women's stories, is that they tend not to be thought of as epic, But I've always thought there's just as much…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "it was so clear to me when I reread the book, this book is about women, ambition, money, and art, And it was about the intersection of those things" 3. The adaptation scores 89 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 4. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 5. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 17 of 100 6.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I reread the book as an adult, and I was bowled over by how modern it was, how much it was about women, ambition, art and money."TIME Magazine - Greta Gerwig on Little Women and Women Behind the Camera source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "Something I think about a lot, particularly with women's stories, is that they tend not to be thought of as epic. But I've always thought there's just as much epicness in the kitchen as there are on…"The Hollywood Reporter - Director Greta Gerwig on Her Modern Little Women source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "It was so clear to me when I reread the book, this book is about women, ambition, money, and art. And it was about the intersection of those things."Deadline - Little Women's Greta Gerwig On Rediscovering Book Of Her Childhood source ↗
- 4FaithfulnessFaithfulness 89 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 5Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 6Content balanceAdvocacy 17 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Age: 44 — leans younger
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Audience Representation
Racial audience withheld
Only 75% of the cast has a researched race, so these scores stay blank.
Why this is blank
A partial classification would pull origin-race scores toward the researched slice and away from the cast as it is. The nine audience scores are withheld instead of shown as zero. Zero would mean no audience, which is not what a thin cast record says.
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| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Women | Louisa May Alcott | novel | 1868 |
Synopsis
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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Lineage and popularity
Open Library
Faithfulness 89. Copied from title_sphere_scores for display beside source lineage. Joins do not write this value.
What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 89/100
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Advocacy Over Time in Drama
The average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 3 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1927 | 3 | 2 |
| 1928 | 0 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 2 | 6 |
| 1931 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 | 1 | 5 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | 0 | 3 |
| 1939 | 9 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 3 |
| 1941 | 3 | 2 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1943 | 0 | 3 |
| 1944 | 0 | 7 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 4 |
| 1950 | 4 | 6 |
| 1951 | 2 | 5 |
| 1952 | 3 | 6 |
| 1953 | 1 | 10 |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955 | 3 | 8 |
| 1956 | 3 | 7 |
| 1957 | 2 | 10 |
| 1958 | 3 | 6 |
| 1959 | 3 | 9 |
| 1960 | 0 | 12 |
| 1961 | 4 | 7 |
| 1962 | 2 | 12 |
| 1963 | 1 | 14 |
| 1964 | 3 | 8 |
| 1965 | 2 | 11 |
| 1966 | 2 | 10 |
| 1967 | 1 | 7 |
| 1968 | 3 | 9 |
| 1969 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970 | 1 | 10 |
| 1971 | 0 | 8 |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 |
| 1973 | 1 | 14 |
| 1974 | 2 | 15 |
| 1975 | 3 | 13 |
| 1976 | 2 | 20 |
| 1977 | 2 | 8 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 3 | 11 |
| 1980 | 2 | 13 |
| 1981 | 1 | 8 |
| 1982 | 2 | 13 |
| 1983 | 2 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 | 14 |
| 1985 | 3 | 11 |
| 1986 | 3 | 12 |
| 1987 | 2 | 19 |
| 1988 | 3 | 13 |
| 1989 | 2 | 16 |
| 1990 | 2 | 14 |
| 1991 | 3 | 14 |
| 1992 | 3 | 18 |
| 1993 | 3 | 23 |
| 1994 | 5 | 25 |
| 1995 | 4 | 26 |
| 1996 | 2 | 29 |
| 1997 | 4 | 23 |
| 1998 | 4 | 24 |
| 1999 | 5 | 42 |
| 2000 | 3 | 41 |
| 2001 | 3 | 41 |
| 2002 | 3 | 41 |
| 2003 | 4 | 36 |
| 2004 | 4 | 65 |
| 2005 | 4 | 67 |
| 2006 | 2 | 82 |
| 2007 | 2 | 68 |
| 2008 | 2 | 49 |
| 2009 | 2 | 28 |
| 2010 | 7 | 22 |
| 2011 | 4 | 24 |
| 2012 | 4 | 19 |
| 2013 | 7 | 24 |
| 2014 | 10 | 22 |
| 2015 | 12 | 19 |
| 2016 | 10 | 23 |
| 2017 | 13 | 31 |
| 2018 | 9 | 35 |
| 2019 | 11 | 36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 34 |
| 2021 | 13 | 35 |
| 2022 | 21 | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 4 | 27 |
| This title (2019) | 17 | 1 |
● This title (2019): advocacy 17 · explore Drama →
Cast & Crew
Yorick Le Saux (director) · Jess Gonchor (director)
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