Daniel Dafoe always was linked with "Robinson Crusue", although Moll Flanders was not so noted because the first one outshone Moll Flanders for good, that its release time both were a huge success, the book was wrote in 1725, in my childhood I read Robinson Crusoe, in this adaptation to widescreen I'll concerning what I saw in the movie, due never read the book, the production took place at Ireland, the 18th atmosphere is astonishing, narrow streets, the extreme poverty of the people, the aristocracy living a flamboyant life, overall a true portrait of a hard time era.
Moll Flanders was born in a prison where her hapless mother came to involve sexuality with some jailers, soon Moll was donate for family, it didn't work out, afterwards has been taking to a Christian institution were raised, after coming to age was introduce in house of family to be best trained as a Lady aiming for got a good marriage, nonetheless due her harsh nature, doesn't go far away, what luck she had left otherwise works in a house of enjoyment for rich members of society to can afford such expensive care, the house was ruled by the Ruthless Mrs. Allworthy (Stockard Channing) and escorted by her faithful black man Hibble (Morgan Freeman).
On first months Moll works as maid, cleaning the house, helping in the kitchen to ensure her sustenance, often Mrs. Allworthy allures Moll to enter in the profitable business due her is still virgin, it didn't take to long, luckily Moll finds a odd costumer, an artist or a painter, who lives precariously in the cluttered attic, he living with meager services, he used to remember his old professor and mainly mentor, the time goes by and Moll has been a romantic affair with the painting, Moll asking a special favor to known their parents, well he goes with her to meet his ancestors, a wealthy palace in countryside, his father is a drinks manufacturing, whereof the artist abhorred due its moral principles, there his mother perceiving the girl is under-class, putting a high price to she leaving him, Moll denied for all means.
Staying pregnant the couple living his most happy time together, regretfully he got a deadly decease in few months gonna die, Moll stays alone and have a welcome baby Flora, without money let Flora to a babysitter meanwhile finds a job, suddenly randomly meets the beldam Mrs. Alworthy again, due a robbery ongoing which Moll was in possession of the stolen ring, she enforces him to come aboard headed to a unknown land given for the prime minister of England, Moll pleads for Hibble seek his daughter, but ends up with empty hands, due the local point out for Moll was burned and no one survives.
Moll Flanders will astound you due the outcome aside be hardly Hollywood style has some tradeoffs, as the costume, and mainly for wrote for whom that lived in such environment, we can scour and find something that didn't pleased us, but just few things only.
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 1999 / Source: TV-DVD / How many: 3 / Rating: 7.5.
Moll Flanders was born in a prison where her hapless mother came to involve sexuality with some jailers, soon Moll was donate for family, it didn't work out, afterwards has been taking to a Christian institution were raised, after coming to age was introduce in house of family to be best trained as a Lady aiming for got a good marriage, nonetheless due her harsh nature, doesn't go far away, what luck she had left otherwise works in a house of enjoyment for rich members of society to can afford such expensive care, the house was ruled by the Ruthless Mrs. Allworthy (Stockard Channing) and escorted by her faithful black man Hibble (Morgan Freeman).
On first months Moll works as maid, cleaning the house, helping in the kitchen to ensure her sustenance, often Mrs. Allworthy allures Moll to enter in the profitable business due her is still virgin, it didn't take to long, luckily Moll finds a odd costumer, an artist or a painter, who lives precariously in the cluttered attic, he living with meager services, he used to remember his old professor and mainly mentor, the time goes by and Moll has been a romantic affair with the painting, Moll asking a special favor to known their parents, well he goes with her to meet his ancestors, a wealthy palace in countryside, his father is a drinks manufacturing, whereof the artist abhorred due its moral principles, there his mother perceiving the girl is under-class, putting a high price to she leaving him, Moll denied for all means.
Staying pregnant the couple living his most happy time together, regretfully he got a deadly decease in few months gonna die, Moll stays alone and have a welcome baby Flora, without money let Flora to a babysitter meanwhile finds a job, suddenly randomly meets the beldam Mrs. Alworthy again, due a robbery ongoing which Moll was in possession of the stolen ring, she enforces him to come aboard headed to a unknown land given for the prime minister of England, Moll pleads for Hibble seek his daughter, but ends up with empty hands, due the local point out for Moll was burned and no one survives.
Moll Flanders will astound you due the outcome aside be hardly Hollywood style has some tradeoffs, as the costume, and mainly for wrote for whom that lived in such environment, we can scour and find something that didn't pleased us, but just few things only.
Thanks for reading.
Resume:
First watch: 1999 / Source: TV-DVD / How many: 3 / Rating: 7.5.