Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa

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Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa
Sarah ang munting prinsesa poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRomy V.Suzara
Written byShaira Mella Salvador
Based on A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEly Cruz
Edited byEdgardo Vinarao
Music byNonong Buencamino
Production
company
Release date
  • June 7, 1995 (1995-06-07)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Tagalog
  • Spanish
  • Hindi

Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa (Tagalog: Sarah, The Little Princess) is a 1995 Filipino family drama film directed by Romy V. Suzara. [1] The screenplay, written by Shaira Mella Salvador, was based on the 1985 Japanese anime Princess Sara , which in turn was based on the 1905 children's novel A Little Princess by British-American playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film stars Camille Prats in the title role, with the cast including Jean Garcia, Mat Ranillo III, Rio Locsin, Romeo Rivera, and Angelica Panganiban. [1]

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Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on June 7, 1995. This is the fourth film adaptation that was based on the programs transmitted by ABS-CBN. [1]

Plot

Sarah Crewe (Prats), who was born in India, is sent to a boarding school in England, leaving her life in India and her father, Captain Crewe (Ranillo III). Life is rather hard for Sarah, so he bought her a doll named Emily.

Sarah quickly became the center of attention at school and befriends almost all students, even the school's scullery maid, Becky (Panganiban). The rich yet selfish Lavinia Herbert (Pedersen), once the most popular girl in school, grows jealous of Sarah.

Sarah is then informed during her birthday party that her father died in a mining accident. Out of greed, Miss Minchin (García) locked Sarah away in the attic, taking her possessions and forcing her into servitude to make her earn her keep, telling people outside that the girl had disappeared. Upon the downfall of her perceived rival, a gloating Lavinia and her coterie of girls then torment Sarah and Becky.

In the end, her father's friend discovers that Sarah, the person they have been searching for a long time, just lives next door, eventually adopting the girl to repay her father's kindness of saving himself. Miss Minchin and Lavinia feel remorseful of their cruel actions and ask Sarah for forgiveness for all the cruelties they inflicted against her.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Production

Most of the film was shot on location in Scotland, with other scenes shot on set in Baguio, Philippines.

A departure from the original novel and the anime is that the girls studied Spanish as a foreign language instead of French.

Reception

Accolades

Accolades received by Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa
YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
1996FAMAS AwardsBest Child ActressAngelica PanganibanNominated [2]
Best Production DesignManny MorfeNominated
PMPC Star Awards for MoviesBest Screen AdaptationShaira Mella-SalvadorWon [3]
Best Child PerformerAngelica PanganibanWon

Camille Prats was the Best Child Actress for the 1996 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

See also

Sources

Notes

  1. Mr. Crisford was based on the original character, Mr. Carrisford.
  2. Señor Francisco was based on the original character, Monsieur Dufarge, who teaches French.

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