The Elusive Pimpernel (novel) The Elusive Pimpernel (novel) First published in 1908, The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is the 4th book in the classic adventure series about the Scarlet Pimpernel. A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title "Nouveaux Exploits du Mouron Rouge." It was adapted into a silent film "The Elusive Pimpernel" in 1919. It is September 1793 and French Agent and chief spy-catcher Chauvelin is determined to get his revenge for the previous humiliations dished out to him at the hands of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Chauvelin travels to England as an official
The Scarlet Letter (1995 film) 2011 to name the few films in his catalogue that he would take to a desert island, Oldman named "The Scarlet Letter" among his four choices. He conceded Travers's assertion that the film was "hammered" by reviewers, but argued, "There's some good work in there." The Scarlet Letter (1995 film) The Scarlet Letter is a 1995 American romantic drama film. It is a film adaptation of the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel of the same name. It was directed by Roland Joffé and stars Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, and Robert Duvall. This version was "freely adapted" from Hawthorne and deviated from the