‘‘Little Women’’ (2019)

‘‘I like good strong words that mean something…’’

(Louisa May Alcott, Little Women)

The film adapted and directed by Greta Gerwig begins with a female shadow visible against an office door. Momentarily, this shadow hesitates and we assume that the person is pondering whether to enter or not. Decision made, it enters and we see Saoirse Ronan playing ‘Jo March’, enter boldly into a very austere and…