"Jane of Lantern Hill" is an television adaption of L.M. Montgomery's Jane
of Lantern Hill. The movie aired on CBC and PBS's "Wonderworks"
(where it was named Lantern Hill) in 1990. It was directed by Kevin
Sullivan, who previously had adapted Montgomery's Anne
of Green Gables and Anne
of Avonlea for television viewers. The 112
minute long movie received a number of awards including a Best Supporting
Actress Gemini for Sarah Polley. Colleen Dewhurst's performance was
nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries
or a
Special. There is also an audiobook produced with Mairon Bennett reading
Jane of Lantern Hill.
Plot Summary from Disney:
Twelve-year-old Jane has grown up thinking that her father (Sam Waterston)
has passed away, until he suddenly writes one day, requesting custody
of his daughter. Despite the protests of a meddling grandmother (Zoe
Caldwell), Jane is sent to live with her father at Lantern Hill, the
farm where she was born. Prepared for the worst, Jane discovers her
father to be a kind and caring man whose undying love for her mother
has been shrouded all these years by the mysterious circumstances of
their separation. Through the encouragement of a mystical woman named
Hepzibah (Colleen Dewhurst), Jane secretly resolves to reunite her
parents by overcoming the obstacles that stand in her way, while discovering
the courage and inner strength she never knew existed.
Plot Summary from Rotten
Tomatoes:
When her mother is stricken with polio, a young girl is sent to live
with her grandmother. Cut off from her former life, she has trouble
adjusting to her new one. But she is soon distracted from these everyday
trials when she finds out that her missing father is still alive. Now
all she dreams about is reuniting her estranged family.
Plot Summary from IMDB:
Jane has been living all her life with her mother under the thumb of
her repressive grandmother. Then she goes to live with her father for
the summer, and discovers a new life of freedom and friends such as the
street urchin, Jody, and the mysterious Mamzelle Hepzibah. But she must
return to her grandmother's house sometime. Jane makes up her mind to
bring her parents together before that time comes.
Credits from IMDB:
Director - Kevin Sullivan
Writing credits:
Fiona McHugh
Lucy Maud Montgomery (novel Jane of Lantern Hill)
Kevin Sullivan
Cast:
Mairon Bennett - Jane Stuart
Sam Waterston - Andrew Stuart
Patricia Phillips - Robin Stuart
Zoe Caldwell - Mrs.Kennedy
Sarah Polley - Jody Turner
Colleen Dewhurst - Hepzibah
Vivian Reis - Aunt Irene
Joyce Campion - Violet Titus
Florence Patterson - Justina Titus
Sharry Flett - Lillian Morrow
Glori Gage - Evelyn Morrow
Dora Dainton - Aggie
Robert Benson - William Kennedy
Juno Mills Cockell - Phyllis Kennedy
Jillian Cook - Gertrude Kennedy
James Mainprize - Frank Price
Judy Sinclair - Mary Price
Valerie Boyle - Cook
Durward Allen - Superintendent
Esther Hockin - Mrs.Stanley
Anne Farquhar - Cecily Stanley
Alyson Court - Agnes Ripley
Dorion Davis - Schoolgirl
Denise Fergusson - Mrs.Simpson
Ellen Dubin - Charlotte Simpson
Gillian Steeve - Little Schoolgirl
Noam Zylberman - Poultry Boy
Garrett Bennett - Owen Meade (as Gareth Bennett)
Zachary Bennett - Jimmy-John Meade
Dan MacDonald - Dr.Arnett
Paul Coeur - Milkman
Jack Mather - Train Conductor
Jason St. Amour - Train Cook
Des Ellis - Jim the Post
Jane Dingle - Jim's Wife
James O'Regan - Policeman #1
Paul LaRocque - Policeman #2
Robert McKenna - Ticket Seller
Charles Hayter - Station Master
Useful External Links (will open in new windows):
Lantern
Hill - a page on the movie with loads of screencaptures
Internet Movie
Database -
Full Credits
The Sullivan
Boutique - "Lantern Hill" is available for sale here
Last Updated 07.11.05
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