Anne of Green Gables, Part 1CBC
December 1, 1985
TV-Movie
VHS
B
Written and directed by Kevin Sullivan, this is a mostly faithful adaptation of the classic children's book (reviewed here, http://rereadingeverybookiown.blogspot.com/2012/03/anne-of-green-gables.html). Yes, Anne is aged up a bit and we see some of her life before she comes to Avonlea, and, yes, the timeline is simplified (so that dyes her hair green right after Gilbert teases her about its redness), but the spirit of the book is intact. It's aided by the wonderful casting of Megan Follows as the title character (I don't think I could ever accept anyone else in the role), ably supported by Colleen Dewhurst and Richard Farnsworth as Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. The scenery is lovely of course, one advantage of this medium over print. This part ends with Anne and Diana, well, parted, seemingly forever, after the "setting Diana drunk" confusion.
The rest of the cast that I'm pretty sure will be back for Part 2 (IMDB obviously isn't infallible):
- Morgan Chapman as Minnie May Barry
- Robert Collins as Mr. Barry
- Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert Blythe
- Miranda de Pencier as Josie Pye
- Schuyler Grant as Diana Barry
- Patricia Hamilton as Rachel Lynde
- Jennifer Inch as Ruby Gillis
- Christiane Krüger as Mrs. Allan
- Marilyn Lightstone as Miss Muriel Stacy
- Trish Nettleton as Jane Andrews
- Rosemary Radcliffe as Mrs. Elizabeth Barry
- Cedric Smith as Rev. Allan
- Zack Ward as Moody Spurgeon
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