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Any other male fans of 'A Little Princess'?

posted 15 years ago by PrincessBoy
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I loved this series when I was little! I was 9 when it came out, I watched it every Sunday evening with my mum and sisters juist before we had tea. Really good story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and this was a fabulous adaptation! It may have been "aimed" at girls, but this male was hooked!

Mind you, my dad died when I was 6, and I have 7 sisters and no brothers so I tended to mix better with girls when I was younger! I loved Princesses generally, and hated it when my mum and sisters told me it was impossible for me to be a Princess too!

Perfection is boring - flaunt the imperfection!

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[–] PrincessBoy 14 years ago

It was my fave growing up and I still love it now, the other two versions are not so bad though! I love the '95 version as well! I thought I was the only male who liked the "A Little Princess" story - or who liked Princesses growing up, period!

Despite the "Sara Marshall" name, I have to ask, are you a guy? And if so where does your UserName come from?

Perfection is boring - flaunt the imperfection!

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[–] PrincessBoy 14 years ago

It makes sense now, just didn't click at the time! lol

Perfection is boring - flaunt the imperfection!

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[–] PrincessBoy 14 years ago

I don't disagree with your post, and it is for the same reasons that I really like the '95 version as well. I think that the reason I generally favour the '86 version is because it was the one I grew up with, I fondly remember watching it with my sisters every Sunday evening.

As I said though, I do love the '95 version! I love the story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and I feel that all three adaptations (the other being the 1939 version with Shirley Temple) add a little something to it!

Perfection is boring - flaunt the imperfection!

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[–] kwbag 13 years ago

I'm a guy and I am a HUGE fan of this particular series. I remember watching it for the first time with my wife. We were totally entranced throughout the entire 6 part series. Fortunately, I recorded it and we rewatched it many times. Somewhere down the line, I lost the tape and now am happy to have the DVD copy in my possession.

After watching it again after so many years, I was happy to discover that the series is just as good as the first time I watched it and is still one of the best things that I have ever seen produced for TV. Some of the scenes still made me misty. Chalk another great one up to Wonderworks!

[–] JohnnyOldSoul 13 years ago

I'm male and I think this series is wonderful. I first saw the 3-part version (with each episode an hour long, and had scenes that are not in the 6-part, though it was missing other scenes and featured alternate takes of many scenes.)

My father also died when I was very young (I was seven) but I think my dad would have enjoyed it as well. It is brilliantly written and performed. I think the attraction for me was that it was about a child my age who pretty much had to fend for herself in times of trial, as I was.

[–] flyingamon 13 years ago

I saw this adaptation today. I already loved the 1995 version even if it was a bit too happy overall. I am glad I was able to see this one now as it is more thruthful to the original story giving more insight into the characters and making you feel for Sarah. I am certainly a male fan yes. I guess getting a DVD of it won't be easy if not I'll make one myself from the downloaded parts I have.

[–] CCsito 12 years ago

The loss of your parents appear to be a familiar theme when you compare this novel to the "Secret Garden" also written by the author. The tragic circumstances requires adjustment to the surviving children's lives.

A DVD version of the Wonderworks PBS airing would require that a distributor locate the owner of the series to make copies of that program. They still sell copies of the Anne of Green Gables series from the PBS broadcast, so one would think that the PBS version of this series is still around somewhere.

[–] alien777 11 years ago

I'm male too.
And like some others in this thread, I grew up father-less. :-) Seems to be a recurring feature, doesn't it?
The only difference is I never saw this film till a couple yrs ago, when I was actually coming 50. Now I watch it over and over again. I'm virtually 'hooked' on it. :-) Must've cast a spell on me - not unlike the proverbial Harry Potter magic. :-)

Joking apart, I think it's a classic - pure and simple.
One can only wonder why this film remains to be buried in such obscurity. Kind of makes one think of magic again - the 'black' variety, this time, no doubt.

[–] Bel_Zedar 10 years ago

Always a fan - now and when it was first shown. Now, I see a number of actors I've grown to respect are in this, an extraordinary thing for a children's program: Nigel Havers, Maureen Lipman, Miriam Margolyes and Patsy Rowlands.