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Movie · 1995

The Scarlet Letter

When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

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Oppressive puritanism Forbidden romance Social outcast Moral hypocrisy Historical drama Rebellious womanhood

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Release
1995
Runtime
135 min

Synopsis

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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