A strong film that will gain its following with time. He creates the tension of a police state with only momentary intrusions of brutality or machinery. It may be that Atwood's book, which I haven't read, adds layers of depth to the characters and plot, but Schloendorff's visualisation is a real enhancement to the tale. Publisher : Ponte alle Grazie (June 1, 2017) Language : Italian. There are several fine actors-Elizabeth McGovern and Aidan Quinn also play memorable, if brief, roles-but the cinematography steals the show here, giving this anti-Utopia the same oppressive tension as the original 1984 and far surpassing any version of Brave New World. The bright colors are oppressive in their uniformity, whether in the "ceremony"-Robert Duvall's passionless copulation with Natasha Richardson as she lies in the lap of his sterile wife, Faye Dunaway-or in the party to celebrate the birth of a handmaid's child, or the execution of another handmaid for fornication. The handmaids in brilliant red, the wives in electric blue, the children in white-Margaret Atwood's neo-fascist state comes startingly alive in Schloendorff's film.
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