Anne Of Avonlea Movie Cast
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| Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel | |
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| Approx. run time | 230 minutes (approx.) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Lucy Maud Montgomery (originalnovels) Kevin Sullivan (adaptation) |
| Directed by | Kevin Sullivan |
| Produced by | Kevin Sullivan |
| Starring | Megan Follows ColleenDewhurst Wendy Hiller FrankConverse JonathanCrombie MarilynLightstone SchuylerGrant Rosemary Dunsmore Kate Lynch Geneviève Appleton |
| Music by | Hagood Hardy |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Release date | 1987 on Disney and CBC |
| Preceded by | Anne of GreenGables |
| Followed by | Anne of Green Gables: The ContinuingStory |
Behind the scenesEdit. Christopher Blake replaced Robin Halstead in the role as Gilbert Blythe. Halstead portrayed Gil in four episodes of the 1972 TV series Anne of Green Gables. Avis Bunnage left the cast and was replaced by Madge Ryan in the role as Rachel Lynde. Gordon Sterne replaced Edmond Bennett in the role.
Anne of Avonlea is a 1987 televisionfilm. It is a sequel to the 1985 Anne of GreenGables film. The film dramatizes material from severalbooks in the eight-novel 'Anne' series by L. M. Montgomery; theyare Anne of Avonlea (Book Two), Anne of theIsland (Book Three) and Anne ofWindy Poplars (Book Four). As well, the TV film introducesseveral characters and issues not present in the books.
The film was initially broadcast as Anne of Avonlea.However, on video and all repeat television airings, it was titledAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel. Thefilm was also shown theatrically in Israel, Japan and Europe asAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel.
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Synopsis
The film resumes the story of Anne Shirley, who at 18 had chosen tostudy for her college degree by correspondence in order to remainat Green Gables tohelp an aging Marilla, who has eyesight problems, look after thehouse and farm. Anne now holds a Teacher's Licence after completingthe two-year post-secondary course at Charlottetown's QueensAcademy in only one year.
Anne begins to teach at Avonlea School and has dreams ofbecoming a writer, but her story “Averil’s Atonement” is rejectedby a magazine. Leaving the post office one day, Anne runs intoGilbert Blythe, who tells her that her best friend Diana is engagedto Fred Wright. Anne is initially bewildered by Diana’s decision,calling it impulsive. Meanwhile, in the last two years, Marilla’seyesight has greatly improved. Having regained her independence,Marilla encourages Anne to resume her old ambition of attendingcollege.
At the clambake celebrating Fred and Diana’s engagement, Anneand Gilbert wander off to a bridge, where Gilbert proposes. Annerejects his offer, convinced that their marriage would be unhappyand unsuccessful. She runs off.
At Diana’s wedding, Anne sees Gilbert with a young woman namedChristine Stuart. Gilbert tells Anne that he and Christine are justfriends, then offers to wait for her if there is any hope of themgetting together. Anne rejects him again, and Gilbert suspects thatthere is someone else, despite Anne's assertion there is no personshe cares about more than him. Anne returns to Green Gables anddecides to look into the job her former teacher Miss Muriel Staceyoffered her. Eventually, Anne decides to take this job as anEnglish teacher at Kingsport, Nova Scotia Ladies’College in the hope that it will inspire her and give her somethingto write about.
Initially, Anne finds her new job to be difficult. A member ofthe local community had also tried for Anne’s post and wasrejected, causing resentment. However, Anne gradually earns therespect of her students, their families and her colleagues,including the severe Katherine Brooke. Her dream of being publishedis also finally achieved after she writes a series of short storiesbased on Avonlea inspired by a suggestion from Gilbert. Whileteaching at the Ladies' College, Anne grows close to one student,Emmeline Harris, and is welcomed by Emmeline's entire family,including her widowed father who also proposes marriage.
Anne declines his proposal and returns to Green Gables, whereshe learns that Gilbert is ill with scarlet fever. Anne finally realizes hertrue feelings for Gilbert, and goes to visit him. After Gilbertregains his health, he proposes once more, and Anne accepts himwith a kiss, declaring, 'I don't want sunbursts or marble halls, Ijust want you'.
Awardsand Nominations
- 2 Cable Ace Awards: Best Costume, Best Supporting Actress(Colleen Dewhurst), 1987
- 6 Gemini Awards: Best Dramatic Miniseries, Best Photography,Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Performance by LeadActress (Megan Follows), Best Performance by a Supporting Actress(Colleen Dewhurst), 1988
- Silver Award - International Film and Television Festival, NewYork, 1987
- Best Family Series - TV Guide, 1987
- CFTA Award - Best New TV Production, 1987
- Chris Award - Columbus International Film Festival, 1987
- Honourable Mention - International San Francisco Film Festival,1988
- Crystal Apple Award - National Education Film and VideoFestival, 1988
- ACT Award - Achievement in Children's TV, 1988
- Golden Hugo Award - Chicago International Film Festival,1987
- Gold Award - Houston International Film Festival, 1987
Sequels& Spinoffs
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story was released in 2000and followed Anne Shirley as she embarked on a new journey, takingher from her home in Prince Edward Island to New York, London andinto war-ravaged Europe.
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning to be released in fall2008 serves as a prequel to the previous films in the Annemovie trilogy. Set between two different time periods, AnneShirley, now in her fifties looks back on her early childhoodbefore arriving at Green Gables only to uncover answers toquestions that have plagued her throughout her life.
Road toAvonlea is a television series which was first broadcast inCanada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was inspiredby a series of short stories and two novellas by L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne ofGreen Gables, which Sullivan had previously adapted as Anne of Green Gablesin 1985 and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel in 1987. Many of theactors in the Anne of Green Gables movies also appear instorylines crossing over into the long-running Emmy award-winningseries.
Several actors from the first two Anne films can be seen in bothRoad toAvonlea and the Anne of Green Gables,including Rosemary Dunsmore, Patricia Hamilton, ColleenDewhurst, Jonathan Crombie, JackieBurroughs, CedricSmith, MagRuffman, Marilyn Lightstone and DavidFox.
Cast
- MeganFollows - Anne Shirley
- ColleenDewhurst- Marilla Cuthbert
- PatriciaHamilton- Rachel Lynde
- Wendy Hiller -Mrs. Harris
- FrankConverse - Morgan Harris
- JonathanCrombie - Gilbert Blythe
- SchuylerGrant - Diana Barry
- Marilyn Lightstone - MissStacey
- Rosemary Dunsmore - Katherine Brooke
- Kate Lynch -Pauline Harris
- Genevieve Appleton - Emmeline Harris
- Susannah Hoffman - Jen Pringle
- Mag Ruffman -Alice Lawson
- BruceMcCulloch - Fred Wright
- Dave Foley - LewisAllen
Production
When Kevin Sullivan wascommissioned by CBC, PBS and The Disney Channel to create a sequel hestarted by combining many different elements of Montgomery’s threelater books: Anne of Avonlea (1909), Anne of theIsland (1915), and Anne of Windy Poplars (1936) intoa cohesive screen story. Sullivan invented his own plotline relyingon several of Montgomery’s episodic storylines spread across thethree sequels, He also looked at numerous other nineteenth centuryfemale authors for inspiration in fleshing out the screenstory.
The film succeeded in re-popularizing Megan Follows and ColleenDewhurst in their original roles. Sullivan also cast Britishveteran actress and Oscar winner, Wendy Hiller, in the role of theimpossible Mrs. Harris, a character Sullivan specifically inventedfor the storyline.
In Canada, the film became the highest rated drama to air onnetwork television in Canadian broadcasting history. This Sequelbecame known as Anne of Green Gables – The Sequel whenshown around the world and as Anne of Avonlea – the ContinuingStory of Anne of Green Gables when it premiered on The Disney Channel.
Externallinks
- The Official Anne of GreenGables Movie Website - The official website of Sullivan seriesof Anne of Green Gables movies
- Sullivan Entertainment Website - The Officialwebsite of Sullivan Entertainment. Includes a wealth of informationon the Anne movies and it's spinoffs
- Road to Avonlea Website - The official websitefor Road to Avonlea, the spinoff to the Green Gables series ofmovies
- Anne of Green Gables: TheSequel at the Internet Movie Database
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