Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Stefan Scaini

Writers:

Kevin Sullivan (writer) and
Laurie Pearson (writer) ...

Release Date:

23 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

The continuing adventures of Anne Shirley in New York and in France during World War I.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Anne Shirley | France | Place Name In Title | Canada

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Megan Follows	...	Anne Shirley Blythe
Jonathan Crombie	...	Gilbert Blythe
Schuyler Grant	...	Diana Barry Wright
Patricia Hamilton	...	Rachel Lynde
Greg Spottiswood	...	Fred Wright
Cameron Daddo	...	Jack Garrison Jr.
Douglas Campbell	...	Dr. Powell
Janet-Laine Green	...	Maud Montrose
Martha Henry	...	Kit Garrison
Barry Morse	...	Mr. Winfield
Dan Lett	...	Mr. Owen
Nigel Bennett	...	Fergus Keegan
David Gardner	...	Mr. Dodd
Jill Frappier	...	Mrs. Dodd
R.D. Reid	...	Reverend Morgan

Also Known As:

Anne 3 (Canada: English title) (informal alternative title)
Anne... La maison aux pignons verts: Les années de tourmente (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

Denmark:180 min (2 episodes) | USA:185 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Anne III Productions Inc.

Trivia:

This is the first film in the series not to be based on anything actually written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. But it is very loosely based on the 8th Anne novel "Rilla of Ingleside", actually written about Anne and Gilbert's 7th and youngest child, Rilla and her time during WWI.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Anne and Diana both come out of the church, you can see that the snow is fake by the way it moves around their feet.

Quotes:

Gilbert Blythe: You know, every day I would pick a different memory of you and play it over and over and over again in my mind, until every hair, every freckle, every part of you was exactly as I remembered.

Movie Connections:

Follows Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV)

This is NOT Anne.

When I first saw the first Anne of Green Gables at the library, I nearly screamed out loud. I loved the book, and my friend had told me about the movie. So when I found it, I immediately watched it. It followed the book amazingly, at least in my opinion. I was wrapped in this world that had been in my imagination for the longest time and now I could visually see it. In the book, I was so adamant against liking Gilbert because Anne was so against liking him, but the movie completely changed my perception.

Recently, I just found The Sequel to Sullivan's Green Gables. It had the exact same affect on me as Green Gables. I liked that he incorporated a couple of the books into one movie. At least he BASED it off the books.

Now, as for this movie. It's horrible. I haven't read all the Anne books, but from my watching this movie, I couldn't stand it. It's so far from Anne of Green Gables as California is from New York. It has no place being called Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. Even the character seems different. They aren't the same lovable Anne, charming Gil, and innocent/naive Diana. Admittedly, they are older, but they seem as though they aren't themselves.

Why wait thirteen years to make another Anne movie? It makes no sense. . .