The Scarlet Letter
When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.
6.0 / 10
135 minutes
1995-10-13
English
US
Actors :
Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Robert Prosky, Edward Hardwicke, Joan Plowright, Roy Dotrice, Larissa Laskin, Amy Wright, Dana Ivey, Lisa Andoh, Sarah Campbell
Description
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
3/28/2022, 9:04:57 AM
Heavens, but this is heavy going. Demi Moore is "Hester", sent on to a Massachusetts colony ahead of her husband to set up their new home. Determined to stand on her own two feet, she invites the enmity of the community by insisting on living on her own. Her only ally seems to be the preacher "Dimmesdale" (Gary Oldman) and he becomes more crucial when it looks like her husband has been killed in a...