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Product Detail

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
Stars Meg Foster, John Heard and Kevin Conway
Series: Masterpiece Theatre
Grade level: Grade 7+
Closed captioned: Yes
Described Video: No
240 min on 2 VHS
Home and Educational Use
Expected Availability: 01/20/2009
List $29.95
Member $26.95
 

Directed by Rick Hauser, this is an epic version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s enduring novel of Puritan America in search of its soul.

Hester Prynne- condemned for a sin of passion- must wear forever the scarlet letter "A" on her chest. Proud, courageous and defiant, Hester chooses to assert her independence, motherhood and love despite the social values of her time.

Enduring her public punishment with dignity, Hester grows stronger as the years of her isolation and ostracism pass. Her lover, however, lives undetected in the community, tormented and weakened by the burden of an unexposed sin. And Hester's husband, thought to be lost at sea, resurfaces and coldly plots his revenge.

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Item # WG341
ISBN # 1-578070-90-2
UPC # 783421 27 6338
1979

Reviews

"A completely faithful, totally fascinating dramatization of a masterpiece." — The Los Angeles Times
"An impeccable rendering… outstanding performances." —TV Guide
"Four hours of overwhelmingly enjoyable literate entertainment… an 'A-plus.'" —The Christian Science Monitor
"A first-rate production, easily one of PBS' finest." —Today Show

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