Pollyanna
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Aden Gillett, Amanda Burton, Georgina Terry, Kenneth Cranham, Pam Ferris Brand: Wgbh Wholesale DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Original Language), Unknown Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 100 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-11-23 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: PBS |
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Movie Reviews of Pollyanna
Movie Review: Gladness Personified
Summary: 4 Stars
This new British adaptation of Eleanor H. Porter's children's classic is very good indeed. This is the second time British television has relocated the story to an English village, and the change neither harms nor helps. What does help, however, is the wonderful, energetic, and not-too-sweet performance of Georgina Terry in the title role. Amanda Burton gives us a truly believable Aunt Polly, and the rest of the cast, including an appropriately stern Kenneth Cranham, are beyond reproach. My only complaint is that the film feels slightly rushed. Although ample time is spent on Pollyanna's relationship with two of the town grumps, it would have helped to see her "gladness" affecting more of the village. In this adaptation the viewer is as shocked as Aunt Polly when half the town arrives to pay tribute at her sickbed. But this is an affecting and charming adaptation of an old-fashioned children's story- the kind they don't write anymore. Relish it!