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

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:

Anachronisms: Just before the Armistice is signed (historically, November 11, 1918) but after the Kaiser's abdication and the fall of the German government, Jack tells a group of German officers that he will see them conveyed to the Eastern Front. To the degree an "Eastern front" existed in World War I, it ended with the Russian surrender in 1917.

Quotes:

Anne Shirley: What are you doing here?
Jack Garrison Jr.: I've been working as a war correspondent back and forth between London and Belgium for a year.
Anne Shirley: Putting the name Jack Garrison to good use?
Jack Garrison Jr.: Hasn't hurt. American papers love the sensation.
Anne Shirley: I'm sure they do.

Movie Connections:

Follows Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV)

Well...

This movie was not horribly bad, but then again, it pales greatly in comparison with the other two. I will agree with the other comments in stating that Anne and Gilbert should of had more screen time together. And I agree with [e-mail] whole-heartedly about her comments about Jack Garrison. I don't normally feel this way about characters in a movie, but I HATED the guy. Anne would never like him in a thousand years. He's a disgusting liar for one thing and womanizer...Ick!Poor Gilbert! To even have this guy as a threat to his relationship with Anne has to be an insult. I also didn't care for Green Gables being turned into a shanty and then burned. It almost made me cry and at this part of the film I longed for warm and homey Green Gables in the first two films. This movie does not stink however. Believe it or not there are some good aspects to the movie. First of all I praise Kevin Sullivan for casting "Looking for Miracles"' Greg Spottiswood in the role of Fred. He gave the smug and boring character some life. It was also a treat to see him again in another Sullivan film. Anne was still Anne (although she was more calm and mature) and Gilbert was still Gilbert. However, all this film really did for me was long for the first two installments and leave the story ending with Anne and Gilbert on that bridge with their future ahead of them. That was the ending that left a warm feeling in my heart. This one I'm afraid left me cold.