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Anne of Green Gables

1985 · 1 season

A gentle, heartfelt escape into a nostalgic pastoral world, full of warmth, small joys, and earnest emotion.

Created by: Kevin Sullivan
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth

Tagline: Go back to the day that Anne was waiting at the train station...
Overview: Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.

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Created by: Kevin Sullivan
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
coming-of-age
family
identity
love
Places: countryside
small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, family
Created by: Kevin Sullivan
Written by: Joe Wiesenfeld, Kevin Sullivan
Starring: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Jonathan Crombie, Charmion King, Schuyler Grant, Jackie Burroughs, Patricia Hamilton
Cinematography: Rene Ohashi
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network: CBC Television
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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