dirac Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 “Anne of Green Gables” gets a prequel. Review in The Guardian. Where this prequel does score, though, is in the inking of those details of rural Canadian women's lives which could be only hinted at in the original. According to Wilson's version, the first woman for whom Anne slaves is battling domestic violence from an alcoholic husband (in Montgomery's original, Mr Thomas is simply referred to politely as "a drunkard"). In the same way, Anne's second employer's astonishing production of eight children within five years (including three sets of twins) is explicitly linked to her husband's inability to curb his sexual needs. This is a world of spoiled hopes, aching backs and endless dirty "diapers" which the tiny orphan-drudge is obliged to scrub day after day. Against this desolate landscape, the prattling world of make-believe which Montgomery created for her heroine starts to seem less like a charming quirk and more like the psychological defence of a damaged - even abused - child. Hmmm. Link to comment
Mrs. Stahlbaum Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Sounds like I would enjoy that as much as I enjoyed the tv movie, Anne of Green Gables, The Continuing Story, that takes place on the battlefields of Europe. Hmmm, indeed. Link to comment
Petra Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Noooooooooooooooo. Is absolutely nothing sacred anymore? Link to comment
dirac Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Sounds like I would enjoy that as much as I enjoyed the tv movie, Anne of Green Gables, The Continuing Story, that takes place on the battlefields of Europe.Hmmm, indeed. I missed that one. What's next - "Anne of Green Gulag"? Link to comment
vagansmom Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I don't think anything could have been worse than "The Continuing Story." Link to comment
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