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ACTS TOO HORRIBLE TO NAME

ACTS TOO HORRIBLE TO NAME
By Stephan Clark

GENRE: Period Piece, Comedy
LOGLINE:

In light of a series of sexual "indiscretions," a 17th century Puritan colony confronts the potential unraveling of its tightly wound morality. Think The Scarlet Letter as an ironic comedy. 

ACTS TOO HORRIBLE TO NAME

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Tasha Lewis 2

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Molly Peck

I would definitely watch this, it sounds really fun! Kind of like "The Little Hours"

Angela Cristantello

Oooooh, I LOVE The Little Hours! The only thing that I'd suggest is maybe leaning into the "ironic comedy" a bit more within the actual logline. I don't think that you need to overdo it at all, but another small hint beyond "indiscretions" would be huge here, I think.

I'd still watch it right now, as is :)

Stephan Clark

Thanks, Angela Cristantello -- the script's actually inspired by the first recorded case of bestiality in Colonial America (He was this year detected of buggery [and indicted for the same] with a mare, a cowe, two goats, five sheep, two calves, and a turkey. Horrible it is to mention, but the truth of the historie requires it -- William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation), so it's a fine line between hinting and not. Maybe I identify the fact that it's a farm hand's indiscretions ...

Stephan Clark

Thanks for the movie recommendation, Molly. Hadn't seen that one.

Nate Rymer

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