Anne Of The Thousand Days DVD

Advantages: A Classy Historical Drama, great cast, sets and costumes, fascinating story.
Disadvantages: None for me.

...FILM ONLY REVIEW Some films date really quickly and the screenplay, sets or terminology can be dead giveaways as to when a film was made. Watching Anne Of A Thousand Days this weekend , from now on to be referred to as AOATD, one of my strongest feelings was that this film has not dated one jot despite being released in 1969. I guess some of its timeless feel is to do with it being set in a period way before today. Set in 1527 in Tudor England it bears no relation to the present day. However not all films set in a bygone age manage to achieve this ageless feel and I think that in the case of AOATD it is due to many reasons. Henry the Eighth is the English king who reigned during the 16th Century and became infamous for having six successive wives. The film tells the story of the period in Henry the Eighths life when he... Read review

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Advantages: Superb casting; pitch-perfect turns by Follows, Dewhurst, Farnsworth; splendid adaptation of the first “Anne” book.
Disadvantages: At 195 minutes of running time, it still leaves you wanting more.

...little girl,” whose chatty enthusiasm wins him over very early on. Like Dewhurst’s Marilla and Megan Follows’ Anne, Farnsworth will be fondly remembered by many as the one and only true Matthew Cuthbert on film. As the well-intentioned teen with the boundless imagination and optimism, young Megan Follows has created a wonderful Anne Shirley that will be an extremely tough one to beat. Watching Follows as Anne, we see why everyone who gets to know her can’t help but open their hearts to the Cuthberts' young charge. Just sixteen years old when she was cast for the part among thousands of hopefuls, she gives a solid and winning portrayal of the talky and spirited young redhead who matures from a childish twelve-year-old at the beginning of the film to a young woman of sixteen at the end. There isn’t a trace of irony in her portrayal... Read review

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Advantages: Great Story, Acting
Disadvantages: BVery long!

...* Please note some parts are from my Anne of Green Gables Trilogy Review, this is also a review of Video not DVD* Anne of Green Gables the Sequel, 1987, Running Time 241mins History The Anne of Green Gables Trilogy is made up of three videos; Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables The Sequel, and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. This film is the second in the set Anne of Green Gables The Sequel. Lucy Maud Montgomery a Canadian writer is responsible for the novels on which the first two films are based. The first Anne novel was published in 1919 and she went on to write 8 more. Kevin Sullivan and Laurie Pearson wrote the third film. The first two films are directed and produced by Kevin Sullivan; Kevin also produced the third and helped to write the screenplay for all three. Stenfan Scani directed the third film... Read review

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