Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars

2017 1h 27m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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When Anne Shirley turns 13, she faces complex issues with her friends, inspirational adults and Marilla and Matthew. At the same time, she begins a friendship with Gilbert Blythe that emotionally escalates to disrupt the status quo of her peaceful world. Her free-spirited nature is challenged by her perceived need to become sensible, and her journey toward this goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate – albeit, amusing - mishaps.

“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
Drew Haytaoglu
Gilbert Blythe
Zoe Fraser
Ruby Gillis
Amariah Faulkner
Jane Andrews
Stefani Kimber
Josie Pye

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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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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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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8 / 8

CAST

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Part of the "L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by John Kent Harrison, shot by Mitchell T. Ness. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Lawrence Shragge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ron Wisman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ella Ballentine and Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6360810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mitchell T. Ness
Original score: Lawrence Shragge
Editing: Ron Wisman
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017)

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.