Anne of Green Gables

TV Movie
2016
TV-G
1h 30m

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Martin Sheen, Sara Botsford, and Ella Ballentine in Anne of Green Gables (2016)

A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy insteadA retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy insteadA retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead

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6.4/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

Trivia
Ella Ballentine (Anne) played a small role in the TV series Reign. Megan Follows, who had previously played Anne in 1985's Anne of Green Gables, is a main character in Reign.

Goofs
Anne's freckles go from blatantly obvious to barely there to nonexistent and then back to blatantly obvious again.

Quotes
Marilla Cuthbert: Handsome is as handsome does.
Anne Shirley: Well, handsome does is much easier if handsome is.

Connections
Followed by L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017)

Soundtracks
Silent Night
Christmas Carol

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Interesting adaptation

I was hesitant to watch this because I read reviews that said it was pretty bad. Well, it wasn't terrible. It had a lot of elements that were true to the book. Of course, some parts were changed a little, which is always an unfortunate part of book to movie adaptations.

The actress playing Anne does a good job and I think she looks closer to Anne's description from the book than Megan Follows did, although Anne was supposed to be tall and both actresses seemed rather short.

The actress playing Diana is all wrong. In the book, Diana is slightly plump and beautiful, with black hair. This Diana is much taller than Anne, very thin, and has a medium-brown hair.

Most of the important moments are there and the outdoor scenes are lovely. I will probably be watching the next installment soon.