The Scarlet Letter
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- 1995
- 135 min
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My brother Metacomet,
may the noble spirit
ofyourfather, Massasoit,
soar with the eagles.
Chief Metacomet.
Thanks to
the friendship of your father,
we have survived here.
die!
You are
the only one
who comes to us
with an open heart.
But your people have murdered
my father
with their lies!
My name is Pearl.
This is the story of
my mother, HesterPrynne.
It was the yearofourLord 1666,
when she arrived in the
Massachusetts Bay Colony
filled with the hope that at last,
in this new world
would come the freedom to worship
without fearofpersecution.
My esteemed colleague!
Thy years of toil become thee!
Thy fame preceeds thee, sir.
Governor Bellingham,
may l present
Welcome, sir.
lt's a long voyage.
3 months at sea,
will either take away your faith,
or harden it to iron.
Allow me to introduce a woman
who's been travelling with us,
-Mistress...
-Hester Prynne.
l apologize for the coarseness
of my hands, Mistress.
But here in the colonies,
everyone must work.
l look forward to the hard work.
lt says id Psalm 92: ''l will
triumph in the work of thy hands''.
Thou canst quote the Scriptures.
Aye, Reverendo, both Testaments.
You must rest.
Then l'll show you
what's been accomplished.
l thank thee.
-Then it's Goodwife Prynne.
-Yes, yes.
But l prefer to be called Hester.
Welcome, Hester.
l wish l could've seen it before,
when it was wild and untouched.
Madam,
you should use less lace
in your dressmaking.
lndeed, Reverend.
Master of us all,
we give thanks for
another bountiful meal,
and for newly arrived disciples,
that share it with us this night.
-Amen.
-Amen.
So, Governor.
l am impatient to know
how you fared with Metacomet.
Well, Metacomet
isn't Massassoit, Major Dunsmuir.
But if we respect the agreements
we made with his father,
we've nothing to fear.
So we don't
grow complacent,
our wise God sends us a sign.
When we sailed,
your letters said we were
at peace with the savage.
Well,
l fear the days of ''peace''
with the Wampanoag is at an end.
Major,
we are frightening
our new arrival.
We hear much
of your success
with the praying lndians.
l'm very eager to meet
Reverend Dimmesdale
and his converts.
The runts of the litter.
Dimmesdale's little treasures!
Some of us
have other opinions.
Mistress Prynne,
l hope you'll stay with us
until your husband's arrival.
You're most kind,
but l intend to find
a house of my own
as soon as possible.
On thine own?
Why, yes.
lt's not considered fitting
for a young woman to live alone.
l've come first to prepare
a place for his arrival,
so that is what l intend to do.
Mistress Prynne.
The rules we live by may seem
arbitrary to a newcomer,
but we have learnt
the hard way
we cannot hope to survive here.
Rules, Mistress Prynne.
Order.
Survival.
Would you have me
disobey my husband?
-l...
-Reverend, you might enjoy
the company of my son, Brewster.
He studied Divinity.
Harvard wasn't good enough
for him,
so he came home to
make his fortune as a...
Minister's sons all moaning
the Lord's Prayer
in their sleep.
Everyone must find his place.
-Morning, Mistress Prynne.
-Good morrow.
So you intend on scandalising
the town!
Get up!
Good!
l confess,
l feel alone in a
sea of conformists.
Where should we begin our search?
On the cliffs by the sea.
No, it's out of the question.
Why?
No one's lived
by the sea
since the lndians
wiped out Ballinger's Point.
l say we start there.
Well, if you've decided.
ls that it, Brewster?
lt's beautiful.
I tried to imagine
what herlife was like
before she came
to the new world.
Why did herhusband
send heron ahead,
alone?
Was it a test ofherloyalty,
orherspirit?
Or was it in his nature
to set traps
forpeople in the hope
they would fall into them?
lt's perfect!
With a cart and a musket,
l could have a home here!
A cart, a horse,
a pitchfork, a plow.
than grow calluses on them.
l'll need indentured labor,
at least two men.
-The land needs draining.
-You are headstrong.
Perhaps it runs in the blood.
l'm told your father was too.
ls it true
he was in debt to your husband
and you were the payment?
l've said something
to disturb you.
l'm sorry.
l'm truly sorry.
God, thou art wondrous fair!
That hurt!
Good. lt'll remind you
not to do it again.
Faith?
Prudence?
Did you hear Mistress Prynne
has a bathing tub?
What is she, French?
2 Shillings.
Will you bid 2 shillings?
2 and a half?
Come on, gentlemen,
do l have a bid for 3 shillings?
3 shillings?
3 shillings?
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
Going for 3 shillings.
Any other bids?
Sold to the gentleman
for 3 shillings.
-Next we have this other one,
-Those two.
How much time left
on their indenture?
About 3 years, but,
shouldn't your husband or father
ls my money
no good to you, sir?
Your money's as fine as wine
in the sunshine, Mistress.
lf you buy them at a just price,
l'll throw in the girl in red.
She's a slave!
But she don't speak, if that
be a problem. Born that way.
Name your just price.
We'd best accompany you
if your going to the forest.
Don't worry Mr Bobbin.
l shan't go far.
Mistress Prynne?
Mistress Prynne?
Mistress Prynne?
Where are you?
Mistress Prynne, where are you?
l found her.
-You did not.
-l did to.
-You did not.
-l did to.
Mistress Prynne,
Have you forgotten
it is the Sabbath?
Of course not.
Forgive me.
We've come by especially
to bring you to church.
Thank you, so much.
Please, go on without me.
l will follow at once.
Make haste.
Yes, sir.
All right, girl,
Come on.
Oh goodnes!
Back up. Back up.
Come on now, back up.
Come on. Come on. Back up.
Good morrow.
May l be of assistance?
Not from up there.
Come on.
Come on.
Steady. Steady.
l can't make this horse
understand me.
Let me try.
Come on, girl.
Come on, back up!
Come on, girl.
Come on. Come on.
l'm afraid you're in too deep.
She'll not make it.
Let me try this.
l do hope you can get it free.
l'm already late for the service,
and everyone's talking about me.
l've been away and l'm quite
behind on local gossip.
l bought the old Newbury place
out on Ballinger's Point.
Then,
l owe you an apology.
l've been trespassing.
There's a place at the point
where l like to bath.
Really? Well, l shan't charge
too steep a tariff.
Come on, girl, back up!
-Back up.
-One,
Two,
Two. Three.
l'm afraid this cart will be
unless l gather hands to help.
Would you care to ride with me?
On your horse, with you?
Aye, unless you can ride.
l can ride.
You take my horse
and l'll take yours.
There's a shortcut
to the meeting house,
but it's a difficult road.
l shall manage, sir.
-Are you certain?
-Just you lead the way.
Come on! Come on!
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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