The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

By Roland Joffé

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1995-10-13
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 2h 15min
  • Director: Roland Joffé
  • Production Company: LJ Film
  • Production Country: South Korea
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.4/10
6.4
From 40 Ratings

Description

A beautiful, intelligent woman has an affair. Rather than reveal the name of the father of her child, she wears the scarlet "A" the townspeople foist upon her as punishment for her transgression rather than buckle under to their tyrannical demands.

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  • Best versions are silent

    1
    By Beingfreejust4me
    Sad to say the best versions even in the 21st century are the old 20th century versions of Nathaniel Hawthornes novel. This can’t hold a candle to Colleen Moore or Lilllian Gishs version and they don’t even TALK a pure waste of money
  • BOOOO

    1
    By Harvick29rcr
    Just watch the movie called easy A. This version is fake. Read the REAL book.
  • The Scarlet Letter

    1
    By 12123jones
    On AppleTV the sound quality is TERRIBLE. Neither of the two of us could tell what was being said. This only occurred on our AppleTV. On the same speakers we normally have no such problem.
  • I loved It!

    5
    By irishbrneyes
    Yes, it's not like the novel by Hawthorn, but I loved this version non the less. True it was hard, at first, to accept Demi Moore as a woman living in the 1600s, but as soon as she started interacting with Gary Oldman, and all the other very talented costars, that doubted melted away, and I was able to watch this film and love every single minute of this celluloid gem! Please, if you haven't, give this movie a chance. Honestly, I believe you won't regret it if you go into it with an open mind, that is. Thank you iTunes for finally offering this, and for not making it be a rent only!!
  • Loved it!

    5
    By jazzyeeyore
    I don't understand why this was considered box office poison; I loved it! I wasn't concerned that it deviated from the original book. If one understands the history of witch hunts, male dominance of society and how women were not allowed to voice opinions or have independent thought, the movie is believable. I thought the chemistry between Demi and Gary was flaming hot, this is one of my favorite movies. I'm not surprised men don't like it though, they can't relate to a woman's shame, so how could they give a positive review?
  • The scarlet joke

    1
    By catscooking
    Get a lot of beer, a ton of popcorn, and a bunch of friends, and laugh your whatevers off at this AWFUL excuse for a film version of a great classic. Not even Demi naked can redeem this thing.

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