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The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
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9 March 1990 (USA)
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A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong. more
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In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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(9 articles)
Birthday Suits and a Ballsy Actress
(From FilmExperience. 18 November 2009, 8:47 AM, PST)
Very sad news as Natasha Richardson passes away.
(From Movie Jungle. 19 March 2009)
(From FilmExperience. 18 November 2009, 8:47 AM, PST)
Very sad news as Natasha Richardson passes away.
(From Movie Jungle. 19 March 2009)
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great book but why did the creators decide to ruin this film?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Natasha Richardson | ... | Kate / Offred |
 | Faye Dunaway | ... | Serena Joy |
 | Aidan Quinn | ... | Nick |
 | Elizabeth McGovern | ... | Moira |
 | Victoria Tennant | ... | Aunt Lydia |
 | Robert Duvall | ... | Commander |
 | Blanche Baker | ... | Ofglen |
 | Traci Lind | ... | Janine / Ofwarren |
| Zoey Wilson | ... | Aunt Helena |
| Kathryn Doby | ... | Aunt Elizabeth |
| Reiner Schöne | ... | Luke (as Rainer Schoene) |
| Lucia Hartpeng | ... | Cora |
| Karma Ibsen Riley | ... | Aunt Sara |
| Lucile McIntyre | ... | Rita |
 | Gary Bullock | ... | Officer on Bus |
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109 min | USA:108 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
UK:15 (new rating) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 (bw)
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Continuity: In separate washroom stalls, Kate and Moira shake hands above the wall. We see Moira's hand go up, but when camera looks from Kate's side, her eyes look up before Moira's hand appears above the wall.
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Aunt Lydia:
In the days of evil and anarchy you had freedom to, now you are granted freedom from. Don't underrate it.
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Referenced in "Gossip Girl: The Handmaiden's Tale (#1.6)" (2007)
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Whispering Hope
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I have just one point to make about this film, and that is why on earth did the director decided to name Offred kate. In the book, which I hope to god the producers etc actually read, there is no mention of the name kate what so ever, the only name that we could possibly guess would be June which is supplied to us in the first chapter but even then we never learn her real name. And this is of great significant importance, the fact that we as readers or viewers never learn her name means something and to simply choose a name out of a hat is destroying a piece of the character created for us by Margaret Attwood. Also reading the plot outline makes me wonder whether whoever wrote that even saw the film, especially where it says "Kate is a criminal, guilty of the crime of trying to escape from the US, and is sentenced to become a Handmaid." when really "KATE" becomes a handmaid as her husband was married once before and their marriage never really existed in the eyes of the law. Also i read on to see that "After ruthless group training by Serena Joy in the proper way to behave, Kate is assigned as Handmaid to the Commander." Well that is not at all true as anyone who has seen this film will notice that Serena Joy is the commanders wife and not one of the Aunts and the Red Centre. Please in the future get your facts right and also thanks to director Volker Schlöndorff for ruining a perfectly enjoyable book. My advice stick to the book and not the watered down version for the small minded.