this be one of the best adaptation of a book ever do . amelia shankley capture the character of sara with a marvelous performance . she maintain her dignity and her natural kindness in spite of the most difficult circumstance . maureen lipmann performance a the selfish and conceited head mistress be also very good . in fact and all of the performance be really very good . and best of all and for once the writer of the screenplay do not feel compel to significantly change any of the story . the scene with the starve little girl in front of the bun shop be very well do and true to the book . this be a wonderful movie and i be hop that it will soon be available on dvd .