June 1, 2007
Gorgeous and chilling. Top-notch cast and a chilling story. Sexy, sweet, scary and bitter.
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall
Set in a time when a buildup of toxic chemicals has made most people sterile, Volker Schlondorff's film offers a disturbing view of a society under martial law in which fertile women are captured and ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
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November 6, 2009Very controversial feminest film. To think that woman were ever used as baby makers and how little value was placed on them as human beings. In some cultures this attitude actually still exists, slavery and bigitry in any form sickens me. Great job on this film.
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March 30, 2009It doesn't fastenate me the way it did a decade ago. Still it was nice to rewatch her great early performance so soon after her passing.
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March 8, 2009Follows one woman's story in a future where women are enslaved and society's sins are purified through military occupation.
The cast makes it interesting at times, but overall a forgettable film. -
January 17, 2009new world order.. it's funny to see that people act the way according to the 'big plan' although there are too many 'signs' before..
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January 10, 2009A stylish adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel of the not-so-distant future where young and healthy women are used to bear 'pure' children for the military elite
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December 1, 2008I wanted to love this movie because I loved the book so much, but it was a pretty poor interpretation of the novel.
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October 18, 2008Disturbing book, and an even worse film. The lack of chronology as the text presented and the poor choices made in what to cut for the book ruined it.
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October 14, 2008If you haven't already picked up the book, do that! Though the movie was nowhere as deep and meaningful as the book, it tries to stay true on some points. Three stars for trying.
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July 6, 2008I read the book, but somehow I don't think it'd come across well on the screen.
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