With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.

• Di Novi Pictures
• Winona Ryder
• Gabriel Byrne
• Trini Alvarado
• Samantha Mathis
• Kirsten Dunst
• Claire Danes
• Christian Bale
• Eric Stoltz