# The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

> A condemned woman forced into reproductive servitude risks forbidden intimacy and rebellion inside a polluted authoritarian future.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12549

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
- Director: Volker Schlöndorff
- Cast: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall, Blanche Baker, Traci Lind
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099731/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: oppressive, paranoid, foreboding, political cinema night, literary adaptation marathon

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