The Scarlet Letter

Directed by Roland Joffé

With Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Lisa Andoh and Edward Hardwicke

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.