Moll Flanders (1996)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

Pen Densham

Escritores (WGA):

Daniel Defoe (character from novel)
Pen Densham (screen story)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 junio 1996 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

The remarkable story of one woman's unbreakable spirit.

Plot:

The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother...

Plot Keywords:

Britain | Nun | Epic | England | Prostitution

Premios:

4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Loose Adaptation of the Book Works its Own Magic

Reparto

Robin Wright Penn	...	Moll Flanders (as Robin Wright)
Morgan Freeman	...	Hibble
Stockard Channing	...	Mrs. Allworthy
John Lynch	...	Artist
Brenda Fricker	...	Mrs. Mazzawatti
Geraldine James	...	Edna
Aisling Corcoran	...	Flora
Jim Sheridan	...	The Priest
Jeremy Brett	...	Artist's Father
Britta Smith	...	Artist's Mother
Cathy Murphy	...	Polly
Emma McIvor	...	Mary
Maria Doyle Kennedy	...	Alice
Ger Ryan	...	Orphanage Woman
Harry Towb	...	Magistrate

También conocida como:

Moll Flanders: el coraje de una mujer (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, nudity and sex-related material

Duración:

123 min | Germany:113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | Stereo (QSound)

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Australia:M | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:7 | USA:PG-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

Jeremy Brett's last film.

Citas:

Mrs. Allworthy: Life's terrible short girl. Give yourself some pleasure. I'll bet you've never been kissed.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Banda de Sonido:

Moll's Prison Jig

Loose Adaptation of the Book Works its Own Magic

This film, though nothing like the Daniel Defoe novel, was remarkably good. The tale begins with Flora, an orphan removed from her home in a convent in Europe, who is told that she is being taken to the Americas to become the ward of one Mrs. Allworthy, who is credited to have been the woman her mother served. Mrs. Allworthy's manservant and confidant, Hibble, is the one who is to both bear her to his employer, and also to read to Flora the diary of her mother, Moll Flanders, to explain her life to her.

Robin Wright shines as the lost and ever soul-searching innocent Moll Flanders, who despite making many wrong choices in life seems to find her way to kind places again and again. Her unconditionally loving future husband, credited "The Artist" on screen but listed as John Fielding on this site, is played by John Lynch. Stockard Channing is Mrs. Allworthy, who we come to discover is the owner of a Bordello and is a manipulative woman who can sway any man into her power. Lastly, Morgan Freeman plays the part of gentle and world-wisened Hibble, and I think this is one of his best roles, as he interacts so swimmingly with Robin on camera.

The movie is rated PG-13 for sexual situations, nudity and some violence. Despite the subject matter, the film charms the soul. I recommend lovers of Gothic literature to read it, and for people who love the book to give this story a chance as a separate entity.