Moll Flanders (1996) on Netflix
Moll is born in a prison cell and raised in a church orphanage, where a priest's advances drive her to flee. In London, Mrs. Allworthy's brothel takes her in.
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Plot summary
Hibble, a servant, takes a girl named Flora out of a London orphanage where the nuns beat her, and the two travel toward the American colonies, where Flora is to be raised by her guardian, Mrs. Allworthy. On the road, Hibble reads Flora the life story of her mother, Moll Flanders. Moll was born in a prison cell, and her mother was hanged for theft. She spends her childhood in a church orphanage, where a priest gropes her; she drives a knitting needle into his hand and is whipped for it. She runs away, is arrested, and ends up in the household of Mrs. Allworthy, the ruthless owner of an upscale London brothel, where Moll works as a prostitute and befriends Hibble. A kindly anatomy artist, Jonathan, later pays her to model for him.
Cast
- Aisling Corcoranas Flora
- Britta Smithas Artist's Mother
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Moll Flanders (1996)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Jeremy Brett's part in Moll Flanders was the final role of his career. Brett had died in September 1995, and he appears uncredited in the film, which was released after his death.
- Pen Densham was inspired to make Moll Flanders after listening to an NPR radio piece about letters written by 18th-century women who had abandoned their children.
- Morgan Freeman and Robin Wright worked for modest salaries on Moll Flanders, taking the lower pay because they liked Pen Densham's script.
