In my opinion this DVD is a must see for any little girl and her mother as it truly is a very delightful story, an absolute classic that will never get old with time. It is based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It is about an orphan, Anne who goes to live in Green Gables, Avonlea, on Prince Edward island with an old lady and her brother. Anne is played terrificly well by the Canadian actress Megan Follows and has the well renound actress Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cutherbert. Megan has perfect red hair just like Anne does in the book. I haven't really seen her in much after this, she is not much older but this will always be her defining ...  Read the complete review

This is an absolutely captivating story from start to finish. Little Anne is unloved unwanted as an orphan, only of use as an unpaid servant and baby-sitter to her adoptive family. Things come to a head one day and her adoptive father dies, her adoptive mother no longer wants her as she is just another mouth to feed. So she is back to an unwanted orphan. A mix up means that she is adopted to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a brother and sister who were looking for a boy to run their farm and home up into their old age. Matthew however cannot resist taking Anne back home and Marilla is disappointed and wants Anne to return. But Anne's charm wins her over and Anne stays. ...  Read the complete review