The Scarlet Letter
When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.
Film19952h 15m
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- Director
- Roland Joffé
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1995-10-13
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
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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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