Anne of Green Gables & Emily of New Moon

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story

Original Air Date: March 6, 2000

Synopsis

Anne and Gilbert

It is 1913, and Anne Shirley (Megan Follows) returns to Avonlea for the first time since Marilla Cuthbert's death. Gilbert Blythe (Jonathan Crombie)has been offered a staff position at a hospital in New York, and persuades Anne to join him as he has arranged a position for her at a large publishing house. Unfortunately, Big City life isn’t what they expected and Anne convinces Gilbert to return to Avonlea. The couple is marrried, but they are soon catapulted into the middle of wartime society. Gilbert feels the pressure from the community and enlists as a medical officer. When Gilbert is listed as missing in action, Anne sets off on a cross-Atlantic search for him...

MY REVIEW

Overall, the production is quite good. We (the audience) get to see Anne's old haunts and most of her close aquaintances. In fact, Diana Wright (Anne's childhood friend) and Fred Wright get to play significant roles in the production. The only thing that I truly missed was Anne's youthful zeal. She is still Anne, just a bit older and a lot more responsible. As for the storyline, it tends to meander and Anne really gets around: New York, PEI, several parts of Europe. She's even dressed as a nun :-) for several scenes. I'll let you discover the rest.

Anne of Green Gables

Debut Date: 1985
Length: 197 Minutes

Cast

Megan Follows as Anne Shirley
Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert
Richard Farnsworth as Matthew Cuthbert
Patricia Hamilton as Rachel Lynde
Marilyn Lightstone as Miss Stacy
Schuyler Grant as Diana Barry
Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert Blythe

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. Anne's a dreamer with an unusual point of view, far removed from Marilla's pragmatic ways, and it's only on trial that Marilla agrees to keep Anne...if Anne can keep out of trouble, only Anne has a positive genius for it. As Anne falls into a series of scrapes (and off a roof), makes a bosom friend, searches (and finds) several kindred spirits, Matthew and Marilla discover that their lives have become a great deal richer, now that Anne is at Green Gables.

Anne of Green Gables Videos and DVDs

Anne of Green Gables Videos

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DVD Features: Behind the scenes clips, missing scene, director's commentary, cast bios, previews, Megan Follows’ audition, production stills.

[Anne of Avonlea]

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[Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story]

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Anne of Green Gables Merchandise

Life and Times - Lucy Maud Montgomery

1998, Color, 50 minutes, Not Rated, NTSC VHS

LIFE AND TIMES is a unique biography series focusing on the sweep and drama of Canadian lives.

The creator of Anne of Green Gables brought us one of the world's most popular heroines, yet she herself lived a repressed life of relative obscurity. This program, entitled THE MANY MAUDS, explores the hidden side of Lucy Maud Montgomery.

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Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story CD

Fans of all ages will cherish this collection of original music from Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. Composer Peter Breiner's moving soundtrack will take you back to Prince Edward Island and along with Anne as she embarks on her newest adventure in search of her true kindred spirit. This original soundtrack recording features 60 tracks from the long-awaited conclusion to the Anne of Green Gables trilogy. This enhanced CD also contains a special feature - the wedding image of Anne and Gilbert! Music composed and conducted by Peter Breiner.

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Cast

Martha Macisaac as Emily Starr
Sheila McCarthy as Aunt Laura
Stephen McHattie as Cousin Jimmy
John Neville as Uncle Malcolm
Linda Thorson as Isabel Murray
Jessica Pellerin as Ilse Burnley
Kris Lemche as Perry Miller

"Emily of New Moon" is family drama series based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The story is about a free-spirited girl orphaned at the age of 11 whose vivid imagination and passion to write put her in conflict with her new and strict adoptive family. The show is co-produced by Salter Street Films and Cinar Films, and is shot entirely on location against the breathtaking beauty of the sweeping coastline and rolling fields of Prince Edward Island.