Year of 1666: 3 months of sea traveling harbored on Masachusetts Harbor.
Psalms 92:
Rev. Stonehall "Rules. Orders = survival. You can't live alone, in your own house, far from the town."
"Everybody must find his own niche—find and build his own house." the character Major Dunsmuir is portrayed by actor Malcolm Storry "I'm tired of being in a town of a sea of Yay-saying folks. "
"Faith. Prudence!" "Hester Prynne" (Demi Moore)
"Arthur Dimmesdale"—the" town's handsome minister (Gary Oldman; <<Dracula>>)
@1:15:16 "I baptize this Child, Pearl. In the name of Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost spirit. May the Lord bless thee, care for thee, and watch over thee; In Jesus name, Amen."
@2:07:22 Demi Moore: "A, this letter got purpose. Why should we stay here to be tamed by them?"
"There is no perfect world. Hester."
"No. We came here to make a new world. For our child, Pearl sake, I must just that."
"Hester, look at me."
"If I look at you, I won't be able to leave."
"Then, leave. Brave the wilds. God, leave without me."
In the faraway Carolina, my parents found a measure of the happiness that has been denied them for so long. My father died before my teens. My mother never re-married, nor loved others. Who is to say, What is a sin in God's eyes?"
In the 1995 film adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, the character Reverend Stonehall emphasizes the importance of communal living and adherence to societal rules for survival in the New World. His statement, "Rules. Orders = survival. You can't live alone, in your own house, far from the town," reflects the Puritan belief that strict conformity and close-knit community life are essential for maintaining order and ensuring the well-being of all members.
This perspective is rooted in the challenges faced by early settlers, where isolation could lead to vulnerability and danger. By invoking Psalm 92, which speaks of the flourishing of the righteous within the house of the Lord, Reverend Stonehall underscores the idea that spiritual and physical prosperity are achieved through unity and obedience to divine and communal laws.
Hester Prynne's desire to live independently challenges these norms, highlighting her resistance to societal constraints and her pursuit of personal freedom. Her actions and the subsequent reactions from figures like Reverend Stonehall illustrate the tension between individual autonomy and communal expectations in Puritan society.
For a visual representation of these themes, you might find the following scene from the film insightful:
Here is Psalm 92 from the Bible (King James Version):
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here's a thematic breakdown and extrapolated list for viewers:
Forbidden Love and Adultery
Sin, Guilt, and Redemption
Female Empowerment and Defiance
Religious Hypocrisy and Control
Social Judgment and Isolation
Cultural and Racial Dynamics
The Baptism Scene (@1:15:16):
Hester's Declaration (@2:07:22):
Arthur's Farewell:
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The line "I'm tired of being in a town of a sea of Yay-saying folks", spoken by Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) in The Scarlet Letter, reflects her frustration with the conformist and judgmental nature of the Puritan society she inhabits. The Puritans are portrayed as rigidly adhering to their faith, often using it as a tool for control and ostracism. Their collective "yay-saying" attitude symbolizes their blind acceptance of societal norms and oppressive moral codes, leaving no room for individuality, dissent, or compassion.
When she follows up with "Faith. Prudence!", she could be addressing individuals by name (common Puritan names) or sarcastically invoking virtues ironically absent in her community. Hester’s tone likely reflects her exasperation with the lack of true faith and prudence among the townsfolk, as their actions often contradict these ideals.
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Sexy Demi Moore heats up this powerfully sensual story of illicit love! Hester Prynne (Moore) engages in a risky and scandalous affair with her town's handsome minister (Gary Oldman) during a time when adultery is punishable by death.
But when their secret passion results in a child, Hester is confronted with the town's overwhelming scorn... and is condemned to forever wear the scarlet letter "A" as a public brand of shame!
A highly provocative retelling of the classic tale of forbidden love, The Scarlet Letter combines a sizzling story with exciting stars and delivers must-see entertainment!
Nathaniel Hawthorne | ... | (novel) |
Douglas Day Stewart | ... | (screenplay) |
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@riders77777
21 hours ago
The Quakers' practice is similar to the Soviet and Chinese Communist Party's parading through the streets. Of course, it was also the same in ancient China. It is nothing like the church's tolerance, only humiliation and fear.
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Thank you for clarifying! The character you're referring to is Major Winthrop, the military leader responsible for harming the local Native Americans in the 1995 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter. He is the one who attacks Hester Prynne and is burned in the eye by her with a candle during their confrontation.
This character represents the brutality and arrogance of colonial military authority, emphasizing the oppressive power dynamics of the era.
In the 1995 film adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, the character Major Dunsmuir is portrayed by actor Malcolm Storry.
Major Dunsmuir is depicted as a military figure whose actions contribute to the tension and conflict within the narrative.
For a comprehensive list of the cast and their respective roles, you can refer to the film's IMDb page.
For a visual glimpse into the film, you might find the official trailer insightful:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114345/fullcredits/?mode=desktop&ref_=m_ft_dsk&utm_source=chatgpt.com
Roland Joffé |
Nathaniel Hawthorne | ... | (novel) |
Douglas Day Stewart | ... | (screenplay) |
Mohamed Al-Fayed | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Robert F. Colesberry | ... | co-producer (as Robert Colesberry) |
Jonathan Cornick | ... | associate producer |
Dodi Fayed | ... | executive producer |
Roland Joffé | ... | producer |
Tova Laiter | ... | executive producer |
Andrew G. Vajna | ... | producer |
John Barry |
Alex Thomson |
Thom Noble |
Elisabeth Leustig |
Roy Walker |
Tony Woollard |
Rosalind Shingleton |
Gabriella Pescucci |
Serge Morache | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Linda Steeves | ... | makeup artist |
Elizabeth Kuchurean | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Francesca Paris | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Cynthia Patton | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Fabrizio Sforza | ... | makeup department head (uncredited) |
Hanna Yee | ... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) |
John M. Eckert | ... | unit production manager |
John Wilbur | ... | unit manager |
Michael R. Sloan | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Simon Board | ... | third assistant director |
Stephen Bélanger | ... | third assistant director (as Stephen H. Belanger) |
Craig Cameron | ... | third assistant director |
John Gallagher | ... | second assistant director (as John E. Gallagher) |
Buddy Joe Hooker | ... | second unit director |
Dennis Maguire | ... | first assistant director |
Lars P. Winther | ... | second assistant director (as Lars Winther) |
Jonathan Wright | ... | third assistant director |
James Aubrey Smith | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Daniel R. Bradette | ... | assistant property master |
Rob Eshelby | ... | property builder |
John Mackenzie | ... | construction supervisor |
Rocco Matteo | ... | set designer |
Joseph Musso | ... | storyboard artist (as Joe Musso) |
Michael Nemirsky | ... | art director: Campbell River |
John Porter | ... | construction supervisor |
Gordon Routledge | ... | construction supervisor |
Graham Sumner | ... | property master |
Alan Taylor | ... | construction coordinator |
Gordon White | ... | set designer |
Aaron Wolfater | ... | assistant property master |
Gary Allen Ferguson | ... | property builder (uncredited) |
Mark Laing | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Dan Owens | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
James Ashwill | ... | foley mixer |
Christopher Assells | ... | sound effects editor |
Bob Beher | ... | foley editor |
Mark Berger | ... | supervising re-recording mixer |
John T. Cucci | ... | foley artist |
Dino Dimuro | ... | sound effects editor |
Rickley W. Dumm | ... | assistant sound editor |
Dan Hegeman | ... | foley editor |
Philip A. Hess | ... | foley editor |
Thomas Hidderley | ... | production sound mixer |
Holly Huckins | ... | adr supervisor |
Craig S. Jaeger | ... | foley editor |
Dave McMoyler | ... | supervising sound editor |
Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
Bruce Richardson | ... | foley supervisor |
Ed Simon | ... | foley recordist |
Reynald Trudel | ... | boom operator |
Don Ellis | ... | 2nd boom operator (uncredited) |
Philip Rogers | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Jon Title | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Steven Yeaw | ... | machine room loader (uncredited) |
Gary Kleinsteuber | ... | special effects technician |
Kaz Kobielski | ... | special effects |
Pierre L'Heureux | ... | special effects technician |
Arthur Langevin | ... | special effects assistant |
Tim Lidstone | ... | special effects key |
Martin Malivoire | ... | special effects |
Terry Sonderhoff | ... | special effects technician |
Dan Cervin | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Bob Hall | ... | special effects unit key (uncredited) |
Warren Keillor | ... | special effects propmaker (uncredited) |
Dean Stewart | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Michael Lee Baron | ... | stunt double: Mr. Oldman |
Guy Bews | ... | stunts |
Eric Bryson | ... | stunts |
Donna Big Canoe | ... | stunts |
Jeff Dashnaw | ... | stunt coordinator |
John Dodds | ... | stunts |
Tamara Duguay | ... | stunts |
Flint Eagle | ... | stunt performer |
Jim Finkbeiner | ... | stunts |
Ben Gauthier | ... | stunts |
François Gauthier | ... | stunts (as Frank Gauthier) |
Corry Glass | ... | stunts |
Jason Glass | ... | stunts |
Tom Glass | ... | stunts |
Alex Green | ... | stunts |
Joy Hooper | ... | stunt double: Ms. Jolliff |
David Jacox | ... | stunts |
Cinda-Lin James | ... | stunt double: Demi Moore |
Jamie Jones | ... | stunts |
Brennan Lazare | ... | stunts |
Billy Linders | ... | stunts |
Mike Mitchell | ... | stunts |
Lester Norton | ... | stunts |
Sue Parker | ... | stunts (as Suzy Parker) |
Fred Perron | ... | stunts |
Alison Reid | ... | stunts |
Paul Rutledge | ... | stunts |
Greg Schlosser | ... | stunts |
John Scott | ... | stunts |
Warren A. Stevens | ... | stunt double: Mr. Duvall (as Warren Stevens) |
John Stoneham Jr. | ... | stunts |
Brent Woolsey | ... | stunt coordinator |
Duane Howard | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Warren A. Stevens | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Keith Adams | ... | grip |
Nico Bally | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera unit |
Scott Brooke | ... | dolly grip: second unit / key grip: second unit |
Eddie Collins | ... | camera operator (as Edward Collins) |
Robert Daprato | ... | key grip |
Bryan Forde | ... | gaffer |
Sasha Hadden | ... | camera intern |
Jeremy Lyall | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
Robert Rice | ... | best boy grip |
Takashi Seida | ... | still photographer |
Paul Spaven | ... | best boy |
Stefan Stankowski | ... | camera operator |
Paul Taylor | ... | Remote Head Technician |
Steve Wong | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
Richard Allen | ... | gaffer: second unit (uncredited) |
Don Ellis | ... | cable puller (uncredited) |
Greg Haddow | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Maynard Harris | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Gary Hutchings | ... | dolly grip: "a" camera (uncredited) |
Michael Kohne | ... | key rigging grip (uncredited) |
Guy R. LeBlanc | ... | rigging gaffer (uncredited) |
Ray Meehan | ... | chief lighting technician (uncredited) |
Paul Mitcheltree | ... | focus puller: "c" camera (uncredited) |
Eamonn O'Keeffe | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Ted Overton | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Ross Sangster | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Brad Whitlock | ... | focus puller: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Brendan Donnison | ... | voice casting |
Priscilla John | ... | casting: UK |
Henri Aubertin | ... | set costumer |
Giancarlo Colis | ... | assistant costume designer |
Mario Davignon | ... | costume supervisor |
Aieisha Li | ... | set costumer |
Roberta Palmer | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
Carlo Poggioli | ... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) |
Alberto Spiazzi | ... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) |
Luis Colina | ... | first assistant editor |
William Grayburn | ... | assistant editor |
Kristen Helsing | ... | second assitant editor |
Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
Margaret Liu | ... | apprentice editor |
Chris Peppe | ... | assistant editor |
Dawn M. Stoliar | ... | second assistant editor |
Ben Bulatao | ... | editor intern (uncredited) |
David Orr | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
Keith Large | ... | location manager |
Howard Rothschild | ... | unit location manager |
Bob Badami | ... | supervising music editor |
John Barry | ... | conductor |
English Chamber Orchestra | ... | score performed by (as The English Chamber Orchestra) |
Cliff Kohlweck | ... | music editor |
John Kurlander | ... | score mixer |
Nic Raine | ... | orchestrator |
Happy Walters | ... | music supervisor |
Spring Aspers | ... | music coordinator (uncredited) |
Elmer Bernstein | ... | composer: unused score (uncredited) |
Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Peter Buffett | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Roger Linley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Steve Mair | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Patrick Russ | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jonathan Snowden | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Pat Rambaut | ... | script supervisor |
Brian Best | ... | driver |
Fred Ionson | ... | transportation coordinator |
Rob Eshelby | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Dave Marwick | ... | driver: honeywagon (uncredited) |
Brian Backman | ... | office production assistant |
Wenden K. Baldwin | ... | title designer |
Lori Greenberg | ... | production coordinator |
Richard Hughes | ... | wrangler |
Jeff Johnson | ... | marine coordinator (as Captain Jeff Johnson) |
Gary Myles | ... | wrangler |
Alda Neves | ... | production coordinator |
Jerry Phillips | ... | wrangler |
Lee Phillips | ... | head wrangler |
David Roy | ... | wrangler |
Dawn Sharpe | ... | 1st assistant accountant / post accountant |
Kim Smith | ... | boat wrangler |
Brad Wilson | ... | assistant: Robert Duvall |
Deborah Wuliger | ... | publicist |
Brit Babcock | ... | development (uncredited) |
Lori Ann Bellefontaine | ... | cast wrangler (uncredited) |
Terry Collis | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
Natalie Fokes | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Alan Jacques | ... | projectionist (uncredited) |
Lauren Lloyd | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
Tim Monich | ... | dialect coach (uncredited) |
Phil Silver | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
Emily Stankovich | ... | executive assistant to director (uncredited) |
James P. Warren | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
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