Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa (Tagalog: Sarah, The Little Princess) is a 1995 Filipino family-drama film which in turn was based on the 1905 children's novel A Little Princess by British playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett.[1] The film was directed by Romy Suzara and starred Camille Prats as Sarah Crewe,[2] Angelica Panganiban as Becky[3] and Jean Garcia as Ms. Minchin.

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Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Romy Suzara
Written by	Shaira Mella Salvador
Based on	A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Lily Y. Monteverde Malou N. Santos
Starring	Camille Prats Angelica Panganiban Mat Ranillo III Jean Garcia Rio Locsin Romeo Rivera
Cinematography	Ely Cruz
Edited by	Edgardo Vinarao
Music by	Nonong Buencamino
Production company	Star Cinema
Release date	June 7, 1995 (1995-06-07)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Tagalog Spanish Hindi

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), who was 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 were searching for a very long time, just lives next door. Eventually adopting the girl to repay her father's kindness of saving himself. However Miss Minchin and Lavinia feels remorseful of their cruel actions and asks Sarah for forgiveness for all the cruelties they inflict against her.

Cast

Main cast

• Camille Prats[4] as Sarah Crewe
• Angelica Panganiban[4] as Becky
• Jean Garcia[4] as Miss Minchin
• Angelica Pedersen[4] as Lavinia Herbert
• Mat Ranillo III[4] as Captain Ralph Crewe
• Rio Locsin[4] as Miss Amelia

Supporting cast

• Paula Peralejo[4] as Gertrude
• Romeo Rivera[4] as Mr. Anthony Crisford (based on the original Mr. Carrisford)
• Romy Romulo[4] as Ram Dass, Mr. Crisford's Indian servant
• Tony Carreón[4] as Señor Francisco (a Spanish teacher based on the original French teacher, Monsieur Dufarge)
• Ramón Recto[4] as Mr. Barrow
• Jaime Fábregas[4] as James, the school cook
• Malou Crisólogo[4] as Miss Mollie
• Kathleen Go Quien[4] as Ermengarde St. John
• Ani Pearl Alonzo[4] as Lottie Leigh
• Sara Polverini[4] as Jessie
• Ryan de Vela[4] as Peter
• Alex Symington[4] as Peter's father
• Sarah Asher Geronimo[4] as Sarah's classmate
• Hilda Levantolia[4] as Nuni Muni

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 are that the girls taught Spanish as a foreign language instead of French.

Reception

Upon its release, the film and its cast earned a number of accolades, among them a 1996 FAMAS Awards nomination for Camille Pratts as Best Child Actress, Best Production Design for Manny Morfe, and a Best Child Actress award for Angelica Panganiban during the 1996 Star Awards.[5]

See also

• A Little Princess - 1995 American film also based on the novel.
• Princess Sarah - live action TV adaptation of the film.

References

External links

• Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa at IMDb