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United Kingdom released, PAL/NTSC/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A science-fiction film set in a dystopian world, where a Christian fundamentalist right-wing government is in power during a time when pollution and other problems have caused mass human sterility. In the society women have lost all human rights and those women who can still conceive are often forced to become 'handmaids'. Kate is caught trying to cross the border and her husband is shot and her little girl lost. As a woman capable of bearing children she is taken to a centre where she is subjected to a barage of indoctrination and made into a 'handmaid'. She is allocated to a powerful member of the government to produce a child with him. His wife is jealous and resents her, although desperately wants her to produce a child for them. Kate is attracted to a Security Guard, and she becomes pregnant by him. She also learns of a Resistance movement through another handmaid. She assassinates the government official, and with the help of the Security guard, escapes into the mountains. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, ...The Handmaid's Tale (1990) ( The Hand maid's Tale )
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35 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
After studying the novel, and reading several of Atwoods other works, I found this movie to be a gross misrepresentation of her dystopic masterpiece. Whereas the novel gained it's strength from ambiguity and ignorance the film tacks answers onto a story that was better off without them (Offreds name and Lukes fate being two obvious examples). The end is not only forced and non-sensical, but serves to undermine the sinister Republic of Gilead. This is all to say nothing of the uninspired dialogue and wooden acting. More than dissapointing; appalling.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film provides a great insight into the Margaret Attwoods novel, allowing you to visually see what is trying to be created in the book.
The film however cannot be seen without reading The Handmaids Tale first as certain parts of the film jump from one chapter to another something that someone who hasn't heard/read the book would understand!
The film however cannot be seen without reading The Handmaids Tale first as certain parts of the film jump from one chapter to another something that someone who hasn't heard/read the book would understand!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a dreadful adaptation of an excellent book by Attwood. The story is rich and subtle about the hypocrisy of society to women and how extremism can creep in behind the mask of plausibility. It has a surprisingly optimistic ending which this awful film dissipates.
This is a shockingly simplistic post apocalyptic "love" story. It is hard to credit that Pinter wrote the screen play and some normally excellent actors bothered to turn up. They must have been horrified by the results.
If you have read the book - don't buy.
If you haven't read the book - buy the book instead of sepnding any money on this travesty.
This is a shockingly simplistic post apocalyptic "love" story. It is hard to credit that Pinter wrote the screen play and some normally excellent actors bothered to turn up. They must have been horrified by the results.
If you have read the book - don't buy.
If you haven't read the book - buy the book instead of sepnding any money on this travesty.
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LJ comments
This is on the reading list of my book club. I like to have copies of any film or TV productions made so that I can compare and hopefully enjoy after I have read the book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tartlets Book Club
One of my favourite films
This film is set in a near-future dystopian society where most women are infertile and those who can have children are shipped out to the rich and powerful to act as surrogate... Read more
Published 10 months ago by ClaireB
The Tale's in the telling
Volker Schlöndorff's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian classic is a disappointingly slow-moving and poorly acted movie. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Captain Pugwash
Handmaid's Tail- read the book!
This film does do the book justice but is a tad out of date feeling in 2010. The book was written by M. Attwood, and is a fabulous story- as are many of her books.
Published 22 months ago by Comedy K
Gripping Adaptation
I had doubts about this film having seen a snippet late at night a few years ago, but it was enough to intrigue me to read the book - the basis for my post-apocalyptic fiction... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2009 by Franonthemoon
It's not too late
This film, starring the late Natasha Richardson, is a timely reminder of the evils of absolute power, even within institutions which set themselves up as bulwarks against these... Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by Brid Connolly
amateur dramatics -- a poor and false representation
I am astounded at the amount of reviews claiming this is the 'best film ever made' and that there are only 'slight changes to the story' -- this film takes the original novel, and... Read more
Published on 26 April 2009 by fefleur
Early '90s Whimsy With Big(ish) Ideas...
Margaret Atwood tends to fit large, femino-centric ideas into her overblown novels, and "The Handmaids Tale" is no exception. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2008 by Brady Orme
....slightly different....
The low budget film adaptation of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" actually is coined by slight differences in contrast to the novel. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2007 by Review - makA 99
brill book brill film....
i watched the film first years ago when i was in high school & never knew it was from a book it was few years ago i found out, although the book is better BUT COME ON FOLKS WHEN IS... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2007 by cheekywench84
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