[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from Season 2 of “Anne With an E,” including the finale “The Growing Good of the World.”]
The first clue of the feminist direction “Anne With an E” would take in Season 2 is in the episode titles. Each is a quote by George Eliot, the nom de plume of writer Mary Anne Evans, a woman who broke the rules to make it in a man’s world during Victorian times. Although Season 1 had hinted that Anne (Amybeth McNulty) would be fighting back against gender norms and even received an Eliot novel from Aunt Josephine (Deborah Grover), this year, multiple stories converged to send a firm message about what women can do.
The main storyline in the finale “The Growing Good of the World,” in particular challenged the town of Avonlea to embrace change in the form of the female schoolteacher Miss Stacy (Joanna Douglas). Even though her teaching methods were unorthodox, and therefore suspect...
The first clue of the feminist direction “Anne With an E” would take in Season 2 is in the episode titles. Each is a quote by George Eliot, the nom de plume of writer Mary Anne Evans, a woman who broke the rules to make it in a man’s world during Victorian times. Although Season 1 had hinted that Anne (Amybeth McNulty) would be fighting back against gender norms and even received an Eliot novel from Aunt Josephine (Deborah Grover), this year, multiple stories converged to send a firm message about what women can do.
The main storyline in the finale “The Growing Good of the World,” in particular challenged the town of Avonlea to embrace change in the form of the female schoolteacher Miss Stacy (Joanna Douglas). Even though her teaching methods were unorthodox, and therefore suspect...
- 7/9/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Anne Shirley’s fake freckles have got to go.
Of all the faults in PBS’ “Anne of Green Gables,” these are the most glaring and, well, in your face. The spots stand out in stark contrast to actress Ella Ballentine’s clear complexion, and in each scene the viewer is often caught up marveling at the freckles’ uniformity instead of paying attention to the dialogue or action.
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It’s a testament to Ballentine’s talents then that she is able to overcome those distractions and present a very charming, sprightly and chatty Anne Shirley, the literary orphan made famous in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s children’s novels. This ability is in keeping with the heroine herself, who is always melodramatically lamenting her red hair and plain looks but just can’t stop herself from...
Of all the faults in PBS’ “Anne of Green Gables,” these are the most glaring and, well, in your face. The spots stand out in stark contrast to actress Ella Ballentine’s clear complexion, and in each scene the viewer is often caught up marveling at the freckles’ uniformity instead of paying attention to the dialogue or action.
Read More: Rachel McAdams Reading You ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Is Your Fantasy Made Real — Listen
It’s a testament to Ballentine’s talents then that she is able to overcome those distractions and present a very charming, sprightly and chatty Anne Shirley, the literary orphan made famous in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s children’s novels. This ability is in keeping with the heroine herself, who is always melodramatically lamenting her red hair and plain looks but just can’t stop herself from...
- 11/23/2016
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Anne, the CBC's upcoming Anne of Green Gables TV show adaptation, has cast three key characters from the book series. Dalila Bela will play Anne's bosom friend Diana Barry. Fans of Once Upon a Time may remember her as young Guinevere in season five of the ABC drama.Corinne Koslo has landed the role of Avonlea gossip, Mrs. Rachel Lynde. Finally, Lucas Jade Zumann will play Gilbert Blythe. You may have caught him as Lucas Hicks, in a pair of season four Chicago Fire episodes. The trio joins previously announced cast members Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, and R.H. Thomson.Read More…...
- 11/23/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” — Anne Shirley, “Anne of Green Gables”
Let’s hope Netflix keeps it that way. Upon learning the news that the streaming service is rebooting the beloved Canadian children’s book series from the 1890s into another TV show, fans simultaneously cheered and feared. Both Lucy Maud Montgomery’s “Anne” novels and the 1980s miniseries adaptations are some of the most beloved Canadian exports ever (sorry not sorry, Justin Bieber). Much is at stake here, and Netflix, showrunner/writer Moira Walley-Beckett and director Niki Caro cannot, dare not mess this up.
Read More: ‘Anne of Green Gables’: Netflix Announces ‘Breaking Bad’ Writer Moira Walley-Beckett as Showrunner
Caro – the “Whale Rider” filmmaker who will direct the two-hour first episode – clearly has experience telling the story of a young, plucky girl. But she also...
Let’s hope Netflix keeps it that way. Upon learning the news that the streaming service is rebooting the beloved Canadian children’s book series from the 1890s into another TV show, fans simultaneously cheered and feared. Both Lucy Maud Montgomery’s “Anne” novels and the 1980s miniseries adaptations are some of the most beloved Canadian exports ever (sorry not sorry, Justin Bieber). Much is at stake here, and Netflix, showrunner/writer Moira Walley-Beckett and director Niki Caro cannot, dare not mess this up.
Read More: ‘Anne of Green Gables’: Netflix Announces ‘Breaking Bad’ Writer Moira Walley-Beckett as Showrunner
Caro – the “Whale Rider” filmmaker who will direct the two-hour first episode – clearly has experience telling the story of a young, plucky girl. But she also...
- 8/25/2016
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
1. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. A runaway success that sparked a veritable wave of web adaptations of romantic novels and stories, this Emmy-winning series is inventive, romantic, and beautifully executed. Ashley Clements and Daniel Vincent Gordh (particularly the former) handled their iconic Lizzie/Darcy roles with aplomb, and the series pulled a particular coup by casting Mary Kate Wiles as Lydia and reshaping her story as that of a party girl who gets hurt and slowly grows up over the course of the series. The interactions between sisters Lizzie, Lydia, and Jane (Laura Spencer), are warm and real and the highlight of the series along with the slowly-built-up Darcy/Lizzie romance.
The main flaw in the series is that it’s too long – the first 50 episodes chronicle every event that happens in the book, and while book purists might call this praiseworthy, this is a web-series not a BBC adaptation, and...
The main flaw in the series is that it’s too long – the first 50 episodes chronicle every event that happens in the book, and while book purists might call this praiseworthy, this is a web-series not a BBC adaptation, and...
- 7/1/2014
- by Claire Hellar
- SoundOnSight
The fifth annual Montreal Underground Film Festival will be three nights of outrageous short films running on May 13-15. You got yer horror, your sci-fi, your rebellious youth, your experimental animation, films from Germany, the U.K., the U.S. Israel, France and homegrown filmmakers right in Canada. Yeah, it’s got a little bit of everything.
A couple of films of particular note to look out for are Joseph Christiana’s super scary horror short The Nightmare, about a young boy’s descent into an increasingly maddening world. Plus, the always awesome Leslie Supnet has two of her animated films in the fest: The somewhat narratively inclined Fair Trade and the purely experimental sun moon stars rain.
For info on screening locations, ticket prices and more, please visit the official Muff website. Without further ado, here’s the full lineup:May 13
8:30 p.m.: “F***k You Like a Billionaire”
Peaches – $illionaire,...
A couple of films of particular note to look out for are Joseph Christiana’s super scary horror short The Nightmare, about a young boy’s descent into an increasingly maddening world. Plus, the always awesome Leslie Supnet has two of her animated films in the fest: The somewhat narratively inclined Fair Trade and the purely experimental sun moon stars rain.
For info on screening locations, ticket prices and more, please visit the official Muff website. Without further ado, here’s the full lineup:May 13
8:30 p.m.: “F***k You Like a Billionaire”
Peaches – $illionaire,...
- 5/11/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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