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• Anne Of Green Gables | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This gorgeous adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic children's story is well worth watching with the whole family. Produced for Canadian television, it's one of those rare productions that actually sticks to the book and even enhances it through first-rate performances and an excellent script. Set on bucolic Prince Edward Island in the late 19th century, Anne of Green Gables is the story of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and headstrong orphan. When brother and sister Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy to help Matthew work the farm, they are astonished when Anne arrives at the train station by mistake. "What use is she to us?" grumbles the gruff Marilla. "We might be of some use to her", answers Matthew, who has taken an instant liking to the talkative Anne. As Anne grows up, her adventures are both hilarious and moving. It's a delight to watch as she forms a friendship with the beautiful Diana and her admirer--the dashing Gilbert Blythe--then dyes her hair green, cracks a slate over Gilbert's head when he calls her "Carrots", and finds a sympathetic teacher who encourages her to attend college. Richard Farnsworth is perfect as the shy and gentle bachelor Matthew, who confides to Anne that he never went courting because "I would have had to say something". Colleen Dewhurst delivers a nuanced and powerful performance as Marilla, a seemingly cold-hearted spinster whose no-nonsense exterior conceals a warm heart. And as Anne, Megan Follows strikes the perfect note, maturing from freckle-faced orphan to elegant and poised young woman. --Elisabeth Keating

• Anne Of Green Gables | DVD | (01/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Anne Of Green Gables:Tony Award-winner Colleen Dewhurst and Academy Award-nominee Richard Farnsworth give unparalleled performances in this critically-acclaimed motion picture based on the international best-selling novel. Filmed amidst the spectacular scenery of Prince Edward Island Canada this Emmy Award-winning production follows the provocative life drama of orphan Anne Shirley (Follows) from her struggles as an adolescent to her triumphs as a young woman. Anne Of Green Gables - The Sequel:The enchanting sequel to the Emmy award-winning ""Anne of Green Gables"" tells the continuing story of Anne Shirley as she makes the transition from a romantic impetuous orphan to an outspoken adventurous and accomplished young teacher. Canadian actress Megan Follows returns to her role as Anne. Tony Award-winner Colleen Dewhurst stars opposite her as the aging Marilla Cuthbert and Oscar-winning British Actress Dame Wendy Hiller appears as the prickly dowager Mrs. Harris. An emotional conclusion full of wit and charm to the epic tale of the beguiling red-head. Anne Of Green Gables - The Continuing Story:Experience the enchanting conclusion to the Anne of Green Gables trilogy. Now in their twenties Anne and Gilbert move to New York to pursue Gilbert's medical career and Anne's writing career. After many unsuccessful months they move back to Avonlea and into the middle of wartime society. Gilbert feels pressure to join the army as a medical officer and is soon listed as missing in action. The indomitable Anne sets off to the battlefields of Europe in search of Gilbert and helps a young French woman and her son who are in the line of danger along the way.