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Anne of Green Gables (1985) Review – A Story That Taught Me How to Imagine

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Imagination can turn even the quietest place into home. πŸŽ₯ Film Overview Title: Anne of Green Gables  Director: Kevin Sullivan  Release: December 1-2, 1985 (CBC, two-part miniseries)  Runtime: 199 minutes (3 hours 19 minutes total)  Genre: Drama, Family, Period Drama  Screenplay: Kevin Sullivan (based on the 1908 novel by L.M. Montgomery)  Studio: CBC Television, Sullivan Entertainment  Music: Hagood Hardy  Rating: IMDb 8.6 / 100% Rotten Tomatoes  Awards: Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (1986), 8 Gemini Awards including Best Actress (Megan Follows), Peabody Award  Cast: Megan Follows (Anne Shirley), Colleen Dewhurst (Marilla Cuthbert), Richard Farnsworth (Matthew Cuthbert), Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert Blythe), Schuyler Grant (Diana Barry) πŸ“– Plot Summary In 1880s Prince Edward Island, elderly siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert send to an orphanage for a boy to help with farm work. Through a misunderstanding...

How to Steal a Dog (2014) Review – When Innocence Meets Desperation

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  A warm, healing-style illustration inspired by How to Steal a Dog (2014) — a Korean film about hope, family, and small acts of courage. πŸŽ₯ Film Overview Title How to Steal a Dog (개λ₯Ό ν›”μΉ˜λŠ” μ™„λ²½ν•œ 방법 / Gaereul humchineun wanbyeokhan bangbeop) Literal Translation The Perfect Way to Steal a Dog Director Kim Sung-ho Screenplay Kim Sung-ho, Shin Yeon-shick Based on Novel "How to Steal a Dog" by Barbara O'Connor Genre Drama, Family, Coming-of-Age Release Date December 19, 2014 (South Korea) Runtime 109 minutes (1h 49m) Country South Korea Language Korean Cast Lee Re (Ji-so), Hong Eun-taek (Ji-seok), Lee Ji-won (Chae-rang), Kang Hye-jung (Jeong-hyeon), Kim Hye-ja (Old Lady), Choi Min-soo (Dae-po), Lee Chun-hee (Soo-young), Lee Hong-gi (Seok-gu) Producer Eom Yong-hun, Lee Seong-hwan Distributor Little Big Pictures, Daemyung Culture Factory Rating G (All Ages) IMDb 6.9/10 πŸ“– Plot Summary Ten-year-old Ji-so's wo...

The World of Us (2016) Review – A Tender Exploration of Childhood, Friendship, and Growing Up

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An illustration inspired by The World of Us (2016), capturing the delicate emotions of childhood friendship and growing up πŸŽ₯ Film Overview Title The World of Us (μš°λ¦¬λ“€ / Urideul) Director Yoon Ga-eun Screenplay Yoon Ga-eun Genre Drama, Coming-of-Age, Family Release Date June 16, 2016 (South Korea) Runtime 95 minutes (1h 35m) Country South Korea Language Korean Cast Choi Soo-in (Sun/Seon), Seol Hye-in (Jia), Lee Seo-yeon (Bo-Ra), Kang Min-joon (Yoon), Jang Hye-jin (Mother), Son Seok-bae (Father) Cinematography Min Jun-Won, Kim Ji-Hyun Music Yeon Ri-mok Producer Kim Soon-Mo Rating G (All Ages) Awards Best Youth Feature Film - Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2016; Berlin International Film Festival 2016 (Generation Kplus); numerous Korean film awards πŸ“– Plot Summary At ten years old, Sun is an outcast in her fourth-grade classroom. She's always picked last for sports teams, eats lunch alone, and endures the quiet cruelty of ...