Anne of Green Gables

2016 1h 25m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 131

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Synopsis

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Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ella Ballentine
Anne Shirley
Martin Sheen
Matthew Cuthbert
Sara Botsford
Marilla Cuthbert
Julia Lalonde
Diana Barry
Kate Hennig
Rachel Lynde
Stefani Kimber
Josie Pye
Linda Kash
Mrs. Barry
Drew Haytaoglu
Gilbert Blythe

Credits

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Director: John Kent Harrison
Writers: Susan Coyne
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Kent Harrison, shot by Ousama Rawi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lawrence Shragge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ron Wisman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ella Ballentine and Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4820224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Kent Harrison directs. Ousama Rawi behind the camera. Lawrence Shragge scores. Ron Wisman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by John Kent Harrison, shot by Ousama Rawi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lawrence Shragge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ron Wisman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ella Ballentine and Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4820224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ousama Rawi
Original score: Lawrence Shragge
Editing: Ron Wisman
Production design: Lindsey Hermer-Bell
Costume design: Michael Harris
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $127,345
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Anne of Green Gables (2016)

Part of

L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables Collection

Anne Shirley, a young orphan from the fictional community of Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia (based upon the real community of New London, Prince Edward Island), is sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, siblings in their fifties and sixties, after a childhood spent in strangers' homes and orphanages. Marilla and Matthew had originally decided to adopt a boy from the orphanage to help Matthew run their farm at Green Gables, which is set in the fictional town of Avonlea (based on Cavendish, Prince Edward Island). Through a misunderstanding, the orphanage sends Anne instead.

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Peter McGinn2021-05-12
★ 8/10
It seems that Anne of Green Gables is like a Canadian Jane Austen novel: constantly subject to reinterpretation every few years with a new film or mini-series production. I won’t go into great detail about this version: it is fine, with a good cast and good dialogue, presumably drawn from the book since so much of it is familiar! This production does present a few of the usual scenes in slightly different ways. For example, when Anne delivers her exaggerated apology to busybody neighbor Rachel, we only see her gestures - we do not hear her words. It worked to differentiate the script from every other version. And well, of course the scenery is great. Why wouldn’t it be?

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