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The Handmaids Tale (VHS, 1990)

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The Handmaid's Tale VHS Natasha Richardson NEW SEALED. Bottom left corner has a strain of some sorts C5

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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.

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UPC0026359043130

eBay Product ID (ePID)3150437

Product Key Features

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy

DirectorVolker Schlondorff, Volker Schlöndorff

Movie/TV TitleHandmaid's Tale

RatingR

Leading RoleNatasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway

Signal StandardNTSC

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FormatVhs

Release Date19900905

Film CountryUSA

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by sweepity
Jul 31, 2019
Much,much better that the Hulu version.
Excellent content. Duvall is great. A very tragic figure and portrayed flawlessly by "Boo Radley". I believe that the tag line for either the film or book was "womens lib gone wrong". Restores my faith in VHS.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by carcarl-rytth
Nov 03, 2015
THE MOVIE OF THE 90'S
WOW ! TGHIS IDEA IS NOW IN FRONT OF OUR EYES, HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned