Anne of Green Gables
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Director: Kevin Sullivan Actors: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth Rated: G (General Audience) Retail Price (not our price): $27.98 Release Date: 2001-11-13 Studio: Sullivan Run Time: 250 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Discs: 1 |
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L.M. Montgomery's charming orphan heroine comes to life in this award-winning miniseries filmed and set in the Canadian Maritimes. Young Anne's life is traced from her first meeting with her adoptive family to her emergence as a young woman. Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Patricia Hamilton, and Richard Farnsworth star. 195 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; deleted scenes; biographies; more.2) Amazon.com
This gorgeous adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic children's story is well worth watching with the whole family. Produced for Canadian television, it's one of those rare productions that actually sticks to the book and even enhances it through first-rate performances and an excellent script. Set on bucolic Prince Edward Island in the late 19th century, Anne of Green Gables is the story of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and headstrong orphan. When brother and sister Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy to help Matthew work the farm, they are astonished when Anne arrives at the train station by mistake. "What use is she to us?" grumbles the gruff Marilla. "We might be of some use to her," answers Matthew, who has taken an instant liking to the talkative Anne. As Anne grows up, her adventures are both hilarious and moving. It's a delight to watch as she forms a friendship with the beautiful Diana and her admirer--the dashing Gilbert Blythe--then dyes her hair green, cracks a slate over Gilbert's head when he calls her "Carrots," and finds a sympathetic teacher who encourages her to attend college. Richard Farnsworth is perfect as the shy and gentle bachelor Matthew, who confides to Anne that he never went courting because "I would have had to say something." Colleen Dewhurst delivers a nuanced and powerful performance as Marilla, a seemingly cold-hearted spinster whose no-nonsense exterior conceals a warm heart. And as Anne, Megan Follows strikes the perfect note, maturing from freckle-faced orphan to elegant and poised young woman. --Elisabeth Keating
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