A Little Princess (1995)

In the early 1900s, Sara is being raised by her widower father in India. When he must go to war, she is enrolled in an American boarding school, and she must learn to navigate her rules-heavy new world. Though she soon wins the other girls over with her kindness and imagination, when news arrives that her father has been killed in action, she becomes a servant, banished to the attic like a tiny Cinderella.

Gary and I absolutely loved this film when it first came out. And, though it still holds much of the same magic, I can now see some flaws. For example, most of the girls are not natural actors. Minor quibble, of course -- most children (especially girls) -- will absolutely love this.

B+