SMILE LITTLE ANNA

Starting from Monday 3 July 2017 at 8.10 am on Italia 1, the cartoon "Smile little Anna" will be broadcast, made by Nippon Animation and broadcast for the first time in Japan in April 2009. The series consisting of 39 episodes is taken from novel "Before Green Gables" by Canadian writer Budge Wilson, who in 2008 had the authorization of the heirs of Lucy Maud Montgomery, to publish the childhood story of Red-haired Anna, seen before his entrustment to Marilla and Matthew Cathbert.
The anime is part of the category World Masterpiece Theater , the Nippon Animation series dedicated to the masterpieces of children's literature, and was directed by director Katsuyoshi Yatabe. Worth noting is the Italian theme song written and sung by Cristina D Avena with the music of Augusto Martelli. This anime has already been broadcast on Monday 25 October 2010, at 7,20 and Monday 30 July 2012 at 8,10 again on Italia1

The writer Budge Wilson imagines little Anna Shirley, born in the second half of the XNUMXth century, in a small town in Nova Scotia and precisely in Bolinghroke. Her parents Walter and Bertha are two high school teachers, who should guarantee her a comfortable and attentive life. Unfortunately, after contracting a bad disease, they die entrusting the newborn Anna, only three months old, to their housekeeper Joanna Thomas. The little girl will spend her sad childhood, living with the problems of the Thomas family, worn out by the economic precariousness of Bert, the unemployed and alcoholic head of the family and with his children who consider her as a stranger to their family, taunting her for her Red hair.

The only one who will treat Anna as a true sister will be Eliza, the first name of the Thomases, from whom she will receive affection and understanding. Despite the many difficulties Anna is a jovial and curious child, endowed with a fervent imagination that excites and amazes her about the little things that surround her, such as flowers, insects and birds. Her constant thought is directed towards her parents, in fact Anna wonders how her life would have been different if she had lived with them, since she never misses an opportunity to ask Joanna what they were like, what they did and what interests they had. Thanks to Eliza and her love for short stories, he learns to read and his most cherished object will be a book of poems, which was given to him.

Unfortunately, Eliza has to leave the Thomas family following her marriage to her beloved Roger. He comes from a wealthy family and being very much in love with her, he will be able to guarantee her a happy and attentive life. Despite everything Eliza would like to take Anna to live with them, but this is not possible, as Joanna does not consent. Anna is too important to the Thomas family as she sacrifices herself in housework and looking after younger children. Although in the Thomas house there are continuous economic problems and quarrels between Joanna and Bert, Anna will be an example with her optimism and her imagination. In particular, it will restore to Thomas his self-esteem and make him understand the importance of his contribution as a father.