Anne Of Green Gables- The Continuing Story

It dares to ask the question that L.M. Montgomery, who suffered from depression and lived through two world wars, knew in her bones but rarely wrote directly: What happens to a woman of imagination when the real world turns into a nightmare?

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story is not the sequel we wanted. But it is a fascinating, flawed, and unforgettable one. And for better or worse, it ensures that Anne Shirley will never, ever be boring. Anne of Green Gables- The Continuing Story

The previous Sullivan films— Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Anne of Avonlea (1987)—were relatively faithful adaptations, blending Montgomery’s dialogue with original scenes. They ended with Anne and Gilbert’s engagement, a moment of perfect, earned joy. It dares to ask the question that L

This is where the film abandons all pretense of L.M. Montgomery. Anne, posing as a nurse’s aide, arrives in a war-torn France that looks like Saving Private Ryan lit by gaslight. She reunites with Gilbert, but their joy is short-lived. Gilbert is engaged in a subplot about treating injured German soldiers, which leads to accusations of treason. Meanwhile, Anne is recruited by a British intelligence officer (played with sullen menace by Schuyler Grant) to go behind enemy lines. But it is a fascinating, flawed, and unforgettable one

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It dares to ask the question that L.M. Montgomery, who suffered from depression and lived through two world wars, knew in her bones but rarely wrote directly: What happens to a woman of imagination when the real world turns into a nightmare?

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story is not the sequel we wanted. But it is a fascinating, flawed, and unforgettable one. And for better or worse, it ensures that Anne Shirley will never, ever be boring.

The previous Sullivan films— Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Anne of Avonlea (1987)—were relatively faithful adaptations, blending Montgomery’s dialogue with original scenes. They ended with Anne and Gilbert’s engagement, a moment of perfect, earned joy.

This is where the film abandons all pretense of L.M. Montgomery. Anne, posing as a nurse’s aide, arrives in a war-torn France that looks like Saving Private Ryan lit by gaslight. She reunites with Gilbert, but their joy is short-lived. Gilbert is engaged in a subplot about treating injured German soldiers, which leads to accusations of treason. Meanwhile, Anne is recruited by a British intelligence officer (played with sullen menace by Schuyler Grant) to go behind enemy lines.