The Scarlet Letter (1995)

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Directed by

Roland Joffe

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Demi Moore
Hester Prynne

Gary Oldman
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall
Roger Chillingworth

Lisa Andoh
Mituba

Edward Hardwicke
Gov. John Bellingham

Robert Prosky
Horace Stonehall

Roy Dotrice
Rev. Thomas Cheever

Joan Plowright
Harriet Hibbons

Written by

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Douglas Day Stewart
(screenplay)

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12 years, 8 months ago at Dec 23 2:15

Wolfy

One of my all time favourite Oldman movies without a doubt. His take on Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is just brilliant and his scottish accent is perfect. There is really nothing this man cannot do, he's just amazing. Not only is the movie wonderful and the acting superb, it has a fantastic soundtrack to go with it :]

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Description: In 1666 in the Massachusetts Bay colony, Puritans and Algonquian have an uneasy truce. Hester arrives from England, seeking independence. Awaiting her husband, she establishes independence, fixing up a house, befriending Quakers and other outsiders. Passion draws her to a young pastor. He feels the same; when they learn her husband has probably died at the hands of Indians, they consummate their love. A child is born, and on the day Hester is publicly humiliated and made to wear a scarlet letter, her husband appears after a year with Indians. Calling himself Chillingworth, he seeks revenge, searching out Hester's lover and stirr ... (more)

Release date: 13 October 1995
UPC: 786936182675

Tags: Drama (13), Historical (13), Romance (11), 1990s (7), 1995 (7), Based On Novel (7), Religion (5), Literature (3), Adaptation (3), Letter (2), (2), Box Office Flop (2), New England (2), Quaker (1), Illegitimate Child (1), Colonial America (1), Interrupted Hanging (1), '95 (1)

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" The Scarlet Letter is a 1995 American romantic drama western film directed by Roland Joffé. "Freely" adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel of the same name, it stars Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, and Robert Duvall. The film met with overwhelmingly negative reviews. It was nominated for seven Golden Raspberry Awards, winning "Worst Remake or Sequel", and has garnered a legacy as one of the worst films ever made. Between this and Striptease, Demi Moore just couldn’t get a break. Filmed "

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"Una de las pocas películas románticas que para ser infravalorada se ha convertido en mi favorita a pesar de no ser de mi género preferido. Acá Demi Moore y Gary Oldman la hicieron de lujo como la pareja perfecta indiscutida en este film."