To watch Anne of Green Gables (1985 - 2 Parts) is to step into a snow globe. It is a perfect, preserved world of horse-drawn buggies, raspberry cordial, and Sunday school picnics. But beneath the nostalgic veneer is a radical story about an orphan who refuses to be unloved, a spinster who learns to be a mother, a bachelor who dies of a broken heart, and a red-haired girl who walks away from a scholarship for the sake of family.
Sullivan’s direction is painterly. The film captures the "bonny" landscape of Prince Edward Island—fields of wheat, blue gulf waters, and the infamous Lake of Shining Waters—with a warmth that feels nostalgic even on first viewing. But the secret weapon is . The main theme, a lilting, melancholic waltz for piano and strings, is inseparable from the imagery of Anne running through a snowy field or Matthew arriving with a puffed-sleeve dress. It is music that evokes both joy and the ache of passing time. Anne of Green Gables - 1985 - 2 Parts
They intended to adopt a boy to help Matthew with the farm work. But a mix-up at the train station delivers a scrawny, talkative, imaginative girl instead. To watch Anne of Green Gables (1985 -
Essential viewing. For the uninitiated, clear a weekend, make a raspberry cordial (non-alcoholic), and prepare to fall in love. You will laugh at the slate. You will cry at the poppy field. And you will never, ever look at a puffed sleeve the same way again. Sullivan’s direction is painterly
