Maddyclassicfilms
The sequel shows Anne Shirley(Megan Follows) as a young woman who is working at her local school on Prince Edward Island and helping her friend Diana(Schuyler Grant)prepare for her upcoming wedding. Anne is struggling with her feelings for close friend Gilbert Blythe(Jonathan Crombie).Anne meets a wealthy man who is staying at a local summer house called Captain Morgan Harris(Frank Converse)however the two don't really get to know each other until Anne moves to take up teaching at a private Girls School somewhere else in the country and finds that he is the father of one of her students.Anne's friendship with the Captain enables him to change from a slightly reserved and strict man, to one who enjoys life and is a much more open man.This is just as good as Anne of Green Gables and all the cast return.Also featuring Dame Wendy Hiller as Morgan's prickly mother Mrs Harris and Colleen Dewhurst returning as Marilla Cuthbert enchanting and uplifting this is well worth watching.
edwagreen
Wonderful sequel to the 1985 original film. In this film, Anne has become a teacher and faces the challenges of classroom life. Gilbert loves her dearly. She wants to be friends with him, but expects more from life. As the film went on, I was thinking that Anne would wind up as another Helen Trent.This very good film really soars when Anne accepts a teaching job at a Womens College. Here we see class distinctions working at their absolute work. The Pringle Family controls the town and are nothing more than egotistical snobs looking to make Anne miserable. For college girls to act like that was unbelievable. I thought I was back in junior high school.Besides Ms. Follows and Jonathan Crombie(as Gilbert), there are excellent performances especially by Ms. Dunsmore as Miss Brooks, who is afraid of life and is apparently stewing in her own misery. She etches an unforgettable character as a tyrant of a principal out to get Anne at any cost. Even when Anne proves herself worthy, Miss Brooks is as keenly jealous as ever. It takes the picture for Anne to win Miss Brooks over. Naturally, Brooks has a breakout scene where she declares her hatred for teaching. Wait a minute. She is out of the classroom as the school principal.The late Dame Wendy Hiller is fabulous here as a tyrannical Mrs. Harris, making life miserable for all around her, especially her long suffering daughter. Anne has that natural talent to win her over.The picture is fabulous because it shows us what basically good people can accomplish.
daisy410
Why isn't the movie like it was written by L.M. Montgomery? It is really well done- great acting etc, but it actually gets boring in parts. I was quite disappointed after reading the books- I expected them to be a little alike. Why couldn't we meet the girls from her college years?This movie is good, but has been changed too much for my liking.
Melissa Alice
This movie is superb: funny, romantic, adventurous and beautiful! It doesn't hold true to the books as much as the first movie (not very much, in fact), but it is still very enjoyable and delightful to watch!Anne of Avonlea has a very touching ending as well.
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