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The Handmaids Tale (DVD, 2001)
US $50.00
ApproximatelyS$ 63.80
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An item that is used but still in very good condition. No damage to the jewel case or item cover, no scuffs, scratches, cracks, or holes. The cover art and liner notes are included. The VHS or DVD box is included. The video game instructions and box are included. The teeth of disk holder are undamaged. Minimal wear on the exterior of item. No skipping on CD/DVD. No fuzzy/snowy frames on VHS tape.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Region Code
- DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
- Former Rental
- Yes
- UPC
- 0027616869296
- EAN
- 0027616869296
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Product Information
Based on Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, THE HANDMAID'S TALE presents a harrowing vision of (as the film's opening legend reads) "the very near future." In Gilead, formerly the United States, a series of ecological disasters rendering most women infertile has been followed by a coup d'état by puritanical right-wing fundamentalists. Attempting to escape the increasingly unjust and brutal oligarchy, Kate (Natasha Richardson) is captured by border guards while her husband is killed and her daughter lost. Because she is fertile, Kate is sent for training as a handmaid, where she meets the defiant Moira (Elizabeth McGovern). Kate then becomes handmaid to the Commander (Robert Duvall) and is forced to enact a ceremony, based on the biblical story of Rachel, in which she lies between the Commander and his infertile wife, Serena Joy (Faye Dunaway), so he can impregnate her. The ceremony leaves Serena Joy angry, the Commander unfulfilled, and Kate humiliated, rebellious, and desperate for freedom. The splendid performance of the ensemble cast is highlighted by McGovern's wrenching turn as the disaffected "gender traitor." Celebrated playwright Harold Pinter supplies a stark, affecting screenplay for director Volker Schlöndorff (THE TIN DRUM), who retains all the sting of Atwood's feminist classic by sculpting a frighteningly plausible futuristic parable.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0027616869296
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3396110
Product Key Features
Actor
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway
Movie/TV Title
Handmaid's Tale
Director
Volker Schlondorff, Volker Schlöndorff
Format
DVD
Release Year
2001
Genre
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Additional Product Features
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Signal Standard
Dvd
Leading Role
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway
Film Country
USA
Release Date
20011211
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