well and i confess i do not read the book . and and a a person who retch at every one of margaret obrian performance and avoid that movie . sooo and i watch the 1994 version basically ignorant of who and what should have be . the color and historic feel of the film be wonderful . i be still ponder and however and the fact that amy have quite a growth spurt and the rest of the family stay physically the same . wynona rider never change physically or emotionally . and let be honest and claire daines stunk ( stank . ) . she be a concord madonna if there ever be one and bear to be martyr . boring . what an insipid nonentity . and here a question while why do not the father talk . he be just furniture who hang around . how that man could have produce child be a miracle . oh well and i have see bad movie . this one remind me of coke that have be shake in the can and lose it fizzle . flat . colorful and but flat .