Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa

Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa
Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Romy V.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; Jean Garcia; Rio Locsin; Mat Ranillo III; Angelica Panganiban; Romeo Rivera;
Cinematography	Ely Cruz
Edited by	Edgardo Vinarao
Music by	Nonong Buencamino
Production; company	Star Cinema
Release date	June 7, 1995;
Running time	127 minutes
Country	Philippines
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]

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

Camille Prats as Sarah Crewe

Supporting cast

Jean Garcia as Miss Minchin
Rio Locsin as Miss Amelia
Mat Ranillo III as Captain Ralph Crewe
Angelica Panganiban as Becky
Angelica Pedersen as Lavinia Herbert
Paula Peralejo as Gertrude
Romeo Rivera as Mr. Anthony Crisford^[a]
Jaime Fábregas as James, the school cook
Romy Romulo as Ram Dass, Mr. Crisford's Indian servant
Tony Carreón as Señor Francisco,^[b] the Spanish language teacher
Ramón Recto as Mr. Barrow
Malou Crisólogo as Miss Mollie
Kathleen Go Quien as Ermengarde St. John
Ani Pearl Alonzo as Lottie Leigh
Sara Polverini as Jessie
Ryan de Vela as Peter
Alex Symington as Peter's father
Hilda Levantolia as Nuni Muni
Fritz Franz Pinar as Elma Rebato
Sarah Asher Geronimo as Sarah's classmate

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*
Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
1996	FAMAS Awards	Best Child Actress	Angelica Panganiban	Nominated	^[2]
	FAMAS Awards	Best Production Design	Manny Morfe	Nominated	^[2]
	PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Best Screen Adaptation	Shaira Mella-Salvador	Won	^[3]
	PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Best Child Performer	Angelica Panganiban	Won	^[3]

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

Sources

Notes

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "'Sarah' opens in time for school". Manila Standard. May 16, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "44th FAMAS Awards (1995)". Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ Red, Isah V. (March 11, 1996). "'Flor' sweeps Star Awards". Manila Standard. p. 32B. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

External links

Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa at IMDb

[2] Mr. Crisford was based on the original character, Mr. Carrisford.

[3] Señor Francisco was based on the original character, Monsieur Dufarge, who teaches French.

[MNLSTD-1] "'Sarah' opens in time for school". Manila Standard. May 16, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[4] "44th FAMAS Awards (1995)". Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[MNLSTD2-5] Red, Isah V. (March 11, 1996). "'Flor' sweeps Star Awards". Manila Standard. p. 32B. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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