Scarlet Letter, The
Disney / Buena Vista (10/13/1995)
Drama, Romance
In Collection
#11278
0*
Seen ItYes
786936182675
IMDB   5.0
2 hr 15 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Demi Moore Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall Roger Chillingworth
Lisa Joliffe-Andoh Mituba
Edward Hardwicke Gov. John Bellingham
Robert Prosky Horace Stonehall
Roy Dotrice Rev. Thomas Cheever
Joan Plowright Harriet Hibbons
Malcolm Storry Maj. Dunsmuir
James Bearden Goodman Mortimer
Lisa Joliffe Andoh
Larissa Laskin Goody Mortimer
Amy Wright Goody Gotwick
George Aguilar Johnny Sassamon
Tim Woodward Brewster Stonehall
Director
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffe
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Producer Robert F. Colesberry
Jonathan Cornick
Andrew Vajna
Roland Joffe
Writer Nathaniel Hawthorne
Douglas Day Stewart
Cinematography Alex Thomson
Musician John Barry


In yet another example of Demi Moore's astonishing narcissism, this appalling adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Great American Novel becomes a teary, talk-show-worthy story of a woman rediscovering the erotic, of interrupted love, of a brave-but-beleaguered heroine's personal struggle against male stupidity. Never mind that this has little to do with Hawthorne's magnificent, protofeminist book, which is a million times more relevant today than this film could ever be. Director Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields) deserves to be horsewhipped for colluding with Moore's self-fascination, while Gary Oldman should be kicked in the pants for allowing the novel's main character to come off as an inconsequential ninny. Making matters worse, Robert Duvall can be seen ridiculously dancing with a deerskin on his head. If this film were a joke, it would be a very bad joke. But it's not, and that's worse. --Tom Keogh
Edition Details
Distributor Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Chapters 10
Release Date 6/4/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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