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The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. [2] Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.
The Scarlet Letter is a 1995 American romantic historical drama film directed by Roland Joffé. Adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne 's 1850 novel of the same name, it stars Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, and Robert Duvall. [3][4] The film was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews. It was nominated for seven Golden Raspberry Awards, winning "Worst ...
Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne is the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne 's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter. She is portrayed as a woman condemned by her Puritan neighbors for having a child out of wedlock. The character has been called "among the first and most important female protagonists in American literature". [1]
Language. Korean. The Scarlet Letter is a 2004 South Korean erotic thriller film about a police detective who investigates a murder case while struggling to hang onto his relationships with his wife and mistress. The film's title is taken from the 1850 novel of the same name. It is the second film by La Femis -graduate and academic Byun Hyuk ...
German. 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 .
Roger Chillingworth. Fictional character from the 1850 novel "The Scarlet Letter". Roger Chillingworth is a fictional character and primary antagonist in the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He is an English scholar who moves to the New World after his wife, Hester Prynne.
The Scarlet Letter (1922 film) The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) The Scarlet Letter (1973 film) The Scarlet Letter (1995 film) The Scarlet Letter (miniseries) The Scarlet Letter (1926 film) Categories: Films based on works by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Films set in Boston.
The Scarlet Letter is an opera by Walter Damrosch, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne 's 1850 novel of the same name. The libretto was by George Parsons Lathrop, son-in-law of the author. The work is Wagnerian in style, Damrosch being a great enthusiast and champion of the composer. Excerpts from the opera first premiered at Carnegie Hall on January ...