The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, April 18, unless otherwise noted: The Handmaid’s Tale (Blu-ray + DVD) Details: 1990, Shout! Factory Rated: R, sexual content, violence, language The lowdown: This film adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel is set in a bleak future in which selective women are forcibly chosen to bear children for elites whose wives cannot conceive. Natasha Richardson stars Kate, who is assigned to a highly-placed party member, played by Robert Duvall. But problems arise when she learns that he is sterile and that his wife, played by Faye Dunaway, is jealous of her. The movie, which also costars Aidan Quinn, offers a dark future. The movie, which has spawned a new adaptation for television, is a bit cold and sterile.
New to View: April 18
New to View: April 18
New to View: April 18
The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, April 18, unless otherwise noted: The Handmaid’s Tale (Blu-ray + DVD) Details: 1990, Shout! Factory Rated: R, sexual content, violence, language The lowdown: This film adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel is set in a bleak future in which selective women are forcibly chosen to bear children for elites whose wives cannot conceive. Natasha Richardson stars Kate, who is assigned to a highly-placed party member, played by Robert Duvall. But problems arise when she learns that he is sterile and that his wife, played by Faye Dunaway, is jealous of her. The movie, which also costars Aidan Quinn, offers a dark future. The movie, which has spawned a new adaptation for television, is a bit cold and sterile.