Panida hosting 'Little Women' showings

What better way to spend Mother’s Day weekend than with a film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women"?

Nope, not the 1933 version with Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett. Not even the 1949 version with June Allyson and Elizabeth Taylor or the 1994 adaptation with Susan Sarandon and Winona Rider.

Coming to the Panida on Saturday, May 11, is Greta Gerwig’s "Little Women." This is the film that Gerwig made before last summer’s blockbuster "Barbie." There will be two showings — a 2 p.m. matinee (close-captioned) and an evening showing at 7 p.m. Doors open one-half hour before the beginning of the film.

"Little Women" focuses on the lives of the four March sisters in the 19th century. The novel was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869.

Gerwig’s "Little Women" garnered six nominations at the 2020 Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Best Supporting Actress (Florence Pugh), and Best Picture. It won for Best Costume Design. 

Washington State Bank is sponsoring the screening of "Little Women" with tickets priced at $5.