(Courtesy Wilson Webb/CTMG)Īs they’re about to dive in, Marmee (their mother) suggests they pack up the meal and deliver it to a poor woman living nearby with hungry children. The food prepared for Christmas morning at the March home. A full-blown tableau arrives soon after a pivotal Christmas scene where Alcott's characters Meg, Amy, Beth and Jo March wake up to find a homey breakfast of eggs, bangers, pork belly and poached pears. Pay attention and you'll notice the subtle presence of edible artistry at a beach picnic, a wedding, a birthday party. Director Greta Gerwig and her production team went to great lengths to ensure a myriad of historical details would look period perfect on screen - from the props to the locations to the food. The book and film are loosely based on Alcott's time in Concord with her three real-life siblings and transcendentalist parents. "Little Women," the new movie inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, is set when and where she wrote it - in mid-1800s Massachusetts. Twitter facebook Email This article is more than 2 years old.
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