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Actors: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Scarlet Letter |
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When young Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) arrives in the New World to set up home for herself and her husband Roger (Robert Duvall), she finds the ways of her fellow townspeople old fashioned and pious. Living in this puritan community proves to be difficult for her, and she is met with disapproval by most of the community. She falls in love with her pastor Arthur Dimsdale (Gary Oldman), but they resist all tempations for some months.
When Hester receives news that her husband is missing believed dead, she and Arthur begin an affair and she falls pregnant. The community elders then arrest her for fornication, and she is forced to wear a read symbol on her dress to mark her shame. Just when she is made a pariah by the elders, Roger Prynne arrives in the town under the name of Chillingworth. He finds Hester and threatens to kill Arthur, but first begins a killing spree in order to 'cleanse' the town of evil.
--Liza Rosette, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Scarlet Letter |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- distant past
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- Unprepared for birthing/child rearing
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- religious issues
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) long girliemon hair
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- bald
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Is this movie based on a
- book
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