1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogElisabeth Gattullo Marrocollahttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/elisabeth-gattullo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="enxE1VEKcC"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/05/book-to-film-a-little-princess/">Book to Film: A Little Princess</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/05/book-to-film-a-little-princess/embed/#?secret=enxE1VEKcC" width="600" height="338" title="“Book to Film: A Little Princess” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="enxE1VEKcC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Last month I talked about one of my favorite book to film adaptations, Frances Hodgson’s Burnett’s The Secret Garden. Two short years after that movie came out, Alfonso Cuaron’s A Little Princess was released. It was (to me) a far less successful adaptation. This is not entirely the fault of the screenwriters – they were adapting from a weaker text. Re-reading A Little Princess, I was struck by how poorly it has held up to the passage of time, especially compared to The Secret Garden. In A Little Princess, there are frequently references to Indian culture that make a modern reader slightly squeamish. Sara refers to all Indians as “Lascars” and fondly reminisces about her Indian “servants and slaves.” More disturbingly, whenever an Indian character appears in the novel, mention is made of their deferential and respectful attitude to their benevolent, white masters. These issues are present in the film...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Little-Princess-book-cover.jpg8961384