Fall in love with the Anne of Green Gables movie, by Kevin Sullivan

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Anne of Green Gables movie – available on DVD

Anne of Green Gables movie and its 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 the miniseries or not, make sure  to pick up the Anne of Green Gables movie on DVD as you will find your new expenditure worth every penny.

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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