The lush landscape found it the island has drawn tourists from around the world and inspired many artists. One of them is our beloved author LM Montgomery who has found in the beauty of PEI of the late Victorian Era her inspiration for her well-known books. The settings of her classic novel, Anne of Green Gables, takes place in the Avonlea village, located at about a 40 minutes drive from Charlottetown PEI.

If you intend to visit PEI, make sure to also visit the Prince Edward Island Anne Green Gables House, which is located in Cavendish, in the Prince Edward Island National Park (where is the Avonlea village). This popular tourist destination attracts every years thousands of visitors who come from around the world to visit the house that has inspired the setting for L.M. Montgomery. Moreover, the house and its surroundings features many other museums and other sites you ought to see, such as the the Haunted Woods and the Balsam Hollow trails.

Anne and Gilbert, The Musical at the Jubilee Theatre
Anne and Gilbert the musical is a musical play based on LM Montgomery’s books, Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island. This beautiful play explores the love story between the main characters of the Green Gables series, Anne and Gilbert. This musical offers an outstanding performance from all characters (from Anne Shirley, to Diana Barry, even Josie Pye!) and will bring laugh, strong friendship bonds, human complexity and of course love! This musical captures beautifully the confusions of becoming an adult, the complexity of love and the fun new experiences when becoming a young adult. But mostly, this play fully captures the essence of Anne of Green Gables : romantic and fun. You can catch this musical at the Jubilee Theatre.

Raspberry cordial
A recipe from Prince Edward Island made popular by the beloved book.
“Diana poured herself out a tumblerful, looked at it’s bright-red hue admiringly, and then sipped it daintily. “That’s awfully nice raspberry cordial, Anne,” she said. “I didn’t know raspberry cordial was so nice.” ” Anne of Green Gables chapter 26

You will need 1lb or 3ox of raspberries (frozen or fresh), 1 1/4 cups of sugar, 4 cups of boiling water and 2 lemons. Mix the sugar and the raspberries in a saucepan and let cook at low temperature for 20 min, until all the sugar has dissolved. Mash thoroughly then drain through a strainer. Discard the pulp and add the juice of the two lemons to the strained juice. Stir and slowly add the 4 cups of boiling water. Let it cool down then refrigerate for several hours. Enjoy!

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This post refers to the Kevin Sullivan production.

Anne of Green Gables & The Sequel.

The DVD version of AoGG casts bios, previews of the other “Anne” works by Sullivan films, and some of the movies in production.

Also, the key charms of the DVD version are the following: First, the DVD offers the actual audition of Megan Follows for the part of Anne Shirley. You will be fascinated by her debuts and first attempts at “nailing” the character of Anne Shirley, the considerable changes in Megan Follows’ performance, but also her overall natural talent. Then, the DVD  contains precious cut scenes, such as those with the wife of Reverend Allen. Third, Kevin Sullivan and the film’s director give their “Directors Commentary”. You find out that where most scenes were actually filmed: mostly in Ontario and some scenes on Prince Edward Island), that many of the actors would play different time periods in the movie in a same day (Megan Follows could be playing a 16 years old Anne Shirley in the morning and a 12 years old Anne Shirley later in the afternoon), and many other funny stories and bloopers.

The special features also shows another other side of Kevin Sullivan: he sometimes seems surprised by the fans adoration for some special scenes. For example, Sullivan does not understand why the episode where Anne thanks Matthew for the puffed sleeves dress. is such a big deal (…) Nevertheless, it is amazing to see Kevin Sullivan ability to capture the essence of that fierced red hair girl through Megan Follows, as well as  the rest of the cast Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert Blythe), Colleen Dewhurst (Marilla Cuthbert), Richard Farnsworth (Matthew Cuthbert) and Schuyler Grant (Diana Barry).

So whether you already have a videotaped version of Anne of Green Gables or not, make sure  to pick up the Anne of Green Gables DVD version as you will find your new expenditure worth every penny.

Conclusion : Anne of Green Gables DVD, big yes to the first ones, the third one only for the ones who can keep their expectations low!

I just purchased the AoGG DVD set (AoGG + Anne of Avonlea) for my daughter… and for myself!! I myself am a big fan of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s books. I have every single book from the Anne series, from AoGG to Rilla of Ingleside. I have read the books … gosh several decades ago. I remember when I first discovered the book, going to the library and devouring those books days and night. When I first saw the movie… well I simply fell in love with everything. Kevin Sullivan did such a good job for the first 2 movies (AoGG and Anne of Avonlea). The cast was amazing and wonderfully played their character. My favorite character has to be Anne Shirley (played by Megan Follow) for sure! The settings and the costumes were in the movies were also wonderful. Although the DVDs do not exactly followed the story from the books (it’s a compilation of the book), I think they really preserved the essence of the story and recreate the magic and the dreamy flavor of the book.

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Anne of Green Gables 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition

Anne of Green Gables	Anne of Green Gables – The Sequel	Anne of Green Gables – The Continuing Story

Starring: Megan Follows as Anne Shirley, Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert, Richard Farnsworth as Matthew Cuthbert, Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert Blythe and Schuyler Grant as Diana Barry.

Synopsis:

This special compilation of the 3 Anne of Green Gables produced by Kevin Sullivan were released for the 20th anniversary of the series. You will find Megan Follows (Anne Shirley), Tony Award-winner Colleen Dewhurst (Marilla Cuthbert), Academy Award-nominee Richard Farnsworth (Matthew Cuthbert), Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert Blythe) and Schuyler Grant (Diana Barrie) who give unparalleled performances in this critically-acclaimed motion picture. AoGG, The Sequel and The Continuing Story, an Emmy Award-winning trilogy based on the international best-selling novel AoGG by Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery. The movie was filmed amidst the splendid scenery of Prince Edward Island in Canada. This production follows the exciting life of orphan Anne Shirley beautifully played by Megan Follows), following her struggles as a teenager to her accomplishments as a young woman. A delicate tale full of wit, style, nostalgia and emotional power.

This Anne of Green Gables DVD features :

• digitally restored picture
• 2 Documentaries of 75 minutes long about Lucy Maud Montgomery and PEI
• fun missing scenes
• Megan Follows’ audition
• the bios of all the cast and the crew
• the director’s commentary
• never seen behind-the-scenes!
• lost footage
• a missing Green Gables episode called “Marilla Cuthbert’s Death”
• a Souvenir Brochure – The Anne Trilogy – filled with insider information and amazing behind-the-scenes and production photography.

Number of discs:

5 discs

Released:

1983,1988,2000

Genre:

Family,Rated G

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

(397 reviewers)

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Other name: Anne of Avonlea

Starring: Megan Follows as Anne Shirley, Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert, Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert Blythe, Schuyler Grant as Diana Barry and Frank Converse as Morgan Harris.

Synopsis:

This is the second item of the AoGG TV film series. This sequel is just as enchanting as the first Anne of Green Gables and tells the continuing story of our favorite red hair girl, Anne Shirley. This movie makes the transition between her romantic, impulsive teenage years to a very outspoken and talented young girls school teacher. Megan Follows returns to her role as Anne Shirley and again, do an outstanding job. The movie also features the  Oscar®-winning British Actress Dame Wendy Hiller who appears as the feisty dowager Mrs. Harris. A magical and emotional conclusion, full of humor and charm to the epic story of the impetuous red-head.

This Anne of Green Gables DVD features :

• lots missing scenes
• the bios of all the cast and the crew
• the director’s commentary
• never seen behind-the-scenes!

Run-time:

Approx. 230 minutes

Released:

1988

Genre:

Family,Rated G

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

(201 reviewers)

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Starring: Megan Follows as Anne Shirley, Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert, Richard Farnsworth as Matthew Cuthbert, Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert Blythe and Schuyler Grant as Diana Barry.

Synopsis:

Megan Follows (Anne Shirley), Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert Blythe), Schuyler Grant (Diana Barry), Colleen Dewhurst (Marilla Cuthbert) and Richard Farnsworth (Matthew Cuthbert) give incomparable performances in this motion picture critically acclaimed. This movie is based on the Lucy Maud Montgomery book from the Anne’s series. The movie was filmed in Prince Edward Island in Canada, and features spectacular sceneries. The movie which depicts the life and the adventure of Anne Shirley, an orphan who was sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister, in a farm of the village of Avonlea, in Prince Edward Island. She  proceeds to make a unique impression on everyone around her. She wins the heart of many with her spirit, fire and dew.

This Anne of Green Gables DVD features :

• fun missing scenes
• Megan Follows’ audition
• the bios of all the cast and the crew
• the director’s commentary
• never seen behind-the-scenes!
• lost footage

Run-time:

Approx. 250 minutes

Released:

1983

Genre:

Family,Rated G

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

(397 reviewers)

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Timeless movie you and your family will love.
This is a charming mini series. The Anne of Green Gables DVD will enchant your whole family, including the non romantic ones. The story: End of the 19th century. Anne Shirley is a young orphan, 10 years of age, who is adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, two siblings who live in Green Gables. Anne Shirley is a red hair girl, full of spirit and drive, who has a rich imagination. Her high sense of creativity and overflowing imagination bring her to live fun adventures and brings lots of turmoils to the people around her, in the village of Avonlea. Despite all her best intentions, Anne seems to always find herself in trouble. Most of the story involves Anne, her new best friend, Diana, and, of course, the handsome Gilbert Blythe with whom Anne has a very tumultuous relationship.

Young like old, boy like girls will be impressed with this film. This movie, adapted from the famous novel from Lucy Maud Montgomery is beautiful movie, both for the quality of the production and the details brought to every aspect of the movie. The movie is absolutely beautiful, the landscapes are a real delight and the details put in the setting and the costumes are remarkable.

The actors are a great fit with the characters they play and Megan Follow, who plays Anne Shirley and was 16 years old when they filmed the movie is outstanding. She plays this dreamy, smart and talkative little girl with lots of talent.

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