改编自霍桑的文学名着《红字》,描述十七世纪美国的清教徒殖民社会,发生了一宗年轻少妇在丈夫失踪的情况下跟当地牧师产生奸情的事件。女主角席丝特因怀孕而暴露奸情,但她宁愿接受严酷的惩罚——终生穿着绣有红字A的衣服,也不肯说出情夫的名字。但席丝特的丈夫突然归来,并不择手段追查奸夫身份加以...更多>
Hester Prynne:
I have dreamed of speaking my heart, I have prayed for it even as I have dreaded it. Was I alive before I laid eyes on thee?
Dr. Roger Prynne:
Has this new land turned thee into a heathen?
Hester Prynne:
I wonder if existance as a woman is worthwhile at all.
[to the crowd gathered for Hester's hanging]