The Scarlet Letter (1973)
- Original title
- Der scharlachrote Buchstabe
- Directed by
- Wim Wenders
- Genre
- drama film, historical film
- Country
- Germany, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 17th-century Puritan New England, Hester Prynne is publicly shamed for having a child out of wedlock. She refuses to name the father, a minister who struggles with his own guilt and hypocrisy.
slow-burnausterebroodingmelancholicintrospectiverestrainedperiod atmospheretense
What happens
The Scarlet Letter (German: Der Scharlachrote Buchstabe) is a 1973 period drama film directed by Wim Wenders, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel of the same name. The West German-Spanish co-production stars Senta Berger as Hester Prynne, Lou Castel as Reverend Dimmesdale, and Hans Christian Blech as Chillingworth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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