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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
EAN: 9781578079742
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1578079748
Label: Wgbh Boston
Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Wgbh Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 04, 2003
Running Time: 240 minutes
Sales Rank: 11078
Studio: Wgbh Boston
Theatrical Release Date: April 02, 1979
Editorial Review:
Description:
An epic version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s enduring novel of Puritan America in search of its soul. Hester Prynne overcomes the stigma of adultery to emerge as the first great heroine in American literature. Hawthorne’s themes—the nature of sin, social hypocrisy and community repression—still reverberate through American society. Stars Meg Foster, John Heard and Kevin Conway. Directed by Rick Hauser.
Special DVD features include: special video segments that take viewrrs behind-the-scenes on the filming of The Scarlet Letter; select cast filmographies; a Hawthorne biography; discussion questions for educators; scene selection; English audiotrack; and closed captions.
On two DVD9 discs. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: 4 x 3 Full-Frame
Amazon.com:
In 1979, when most literary programs were being produced in the U.K., Boston public television station WGBH decided to produce a homegrown literary classic for its viewers. The result is this thoughtful four-episode adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter. Meg Foster brings a quiet strength to Hester Prynne, the adulteress condemned by 17th-century Puritan laws to wear a scarlet 'A' for the rest of her life. As her partner in crime, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, John Heard writhes in private torment most convincingly. Kevin Conway completes this grim triangle as the mysterious, maleficent Roger Chillingworth. The costumes and scenery are simple, so as not to detract from the dialogue as each character grapples with the meaning of sin, forgiveness, and redemption. Students who struggle with the novel may find this video to be a more palatable version of the story--and a more faithful adaptation than the 1995 film starring Demi Moore. The video also includes three behind-the-scenes interludes: a discussion of the set design, the filming of a market scene, and an interview with Kevin Conway. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Scarlett Letter
Thank you for sending "The Scarlet Letter" to me so quickly! I would highly recommend doing business with you, as this is a hard one to find, so I wiil gladly do business with you again. An A+ for speedy delivery and quality of product!
Rating: - Hawthorn's Scarlet Letter......an interesting metaphor for it's time......
Hawthorn's Scarlet Letter is well played in this rendition of the TV series. There are many metaphors....the "Man in Black" in the forest, can be interepreted as the "Devil" or simply, the wild, untamed land within. Pearl, being the offspring of the passion and love of Reverend Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne, is herself a wild, untamed child. This, all in a society, set up by men, who wished to create a "Utopia", whereby all people within the confines of this community would be slaves to the Religious ... Read More
Rating:  - It's the right story,BUT the production value is intolerable
Recently, I have been reading and viewing Nathaniel Hawthorne's works.I also,though,am very much a part of the film industry,and production value is of utmost importance for my aesthetic sensibilities.So, when I review this 1979 PBS Produced Version of Hawthorne's classic I can say "Bravo" for a novel well adapted, and "Thank God, that Public Broadcasting has come a long way in it's production values since 1979!".Production-wise, this "Scarlet Letter" is simply put LOW,LOW,LOW BUDGET from costumes,to ... Read More
Rating: - The Scarlet Letter
Follows the book really well. Great for kids who are reading the book in English.
Rating: - This is the novel brought to life.
If you want to truly experience Hawthorne's work, this version is for you. In contrast, the Demi Moore version bears little resemblance to the novel. To choose it over the PBS version would be akin to choosing a coloring -book rendering of the Mona Lisa over the masterpiece itself: you get an idea of what it is all about, but all the right colors and strokes are missing, and the drama and effect are lost.
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