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“Salem Witch Trials” is a compelling 2003 CBS mini-series that featured many familiar and passe actors and for the most fraction, stayed right to the historical events that came to be known as the Salem Witch Trials.
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The mini-series begins on a rather uncommon designate – it is accurate in the middle of a trial where the afflicted girls [who are the ones accusing people of witchcraft]go into hysterics and originate wailing and screaming, then the accused commence transforming into ‘demons’ [with rather striking make-up and 'flying' special effects]. Thankfully, this only lasts a couple of minutes [the production could have done without it], and viewers are taken attend via flashback to six months prior where the events began.
The narrative focuses on the Puritans residing in the village of Salem, Massachusetts, and the year is 1691. There is no charter from England and hence, the Puritans basically govern themselves without any written law. Those who commit crimes or sins are publicly humiliated [there is a scene where women deemed guilty of gross conduct are paraded naked whilst tied to a wagon]. The family that is the focal point in this series is the Putnam family – Ann Putnam [Kirstie Alley] gives birth to a stillborn child and is chubby of peril. Her husband Thomas Putnam [Jay O Sanders] is a bitter man, having lost a lot of his land and wealth to others who are more entrepreneurial. They have a son and daughter and young Annie Putnam [Katie Boland] senses the tension between her parents and finds herself being neglected, hence her desire to act out as a means of gaining attention.
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Things are not helped by the Reverend Parris [Henry Czerny] who in his desperate desire to have his standing amongst members of his congregation, convinces them that all the social unrest and calamities befalling villagers are the work of diabolical forces.
Soon, a group of girls, including Parris’ fill daughter and niece open crying out and acting strangely, convulsing and going into trances, and finally accusing innocent townspeople of witchcraft.Amongst the earliest accused are Sarah Salubrious, a terrible woman who begs for a living, and Tituba [Gloria Reuben] who is a slave working in the Parris household. The number of accused increases as the girls gain themselves getting more attention and open to fetch a sense of power. The production convincingly portrays the social restrictions of the time and of the harsh living conditions of the Puritans, and posits several plausible theories as to the cause of the ‘madness’ that beset Salem village at that time – the repressed social lives of the Puritans, the lack of freedom, not worthy in terms of passing one’s time, the desperate need for attention amongst the young, and also the politics of life in a community where villagers frequently argued and even brought lawsuits against one another over property and business.
The storyline is riveting and moves along at a proper but certain stride, building momentum as the scare unfolds – the acting is also solid and credible – Kirstie Alley’s Ann Putnam is a conflicted and tortured soul. Her inconvenience over her slow child causes her to turn to a village medicine woman, Bridgitte Bishop who is later accused as a witch, and this in turn causes her spacious guilt [for turning 'away' from God]. She is by turns apprehensive and self-righteous at the plot in Salem. This is one of Alley’s best dramatic performances to date. Henry Czerny’s Rev Parris is credibly done, acting out the piece of a so-called man of God who decries against self-interest whilst shamelessly practising it for self-preservation. Then there is young Katie Boland as Annie Putnam who incites revulsion for her performance as the misguided accuser.Rebecca de Mornay plays Rev Parris’ wife who is mortified by the events in Salem and finally leaves her husband.
There are also broken-down actors who have done an fantastic job with their roles here – Shirley Maclaine plays the ill-fated Rebecca Nurse, one of the accused who also happens to be a pillar in society, a devout mother and elderly woman who maintains her faith and sense of humor in the bleakest of times. Peter Ustinov plays the Magistrate William Stoughton, a man so absorbed in proving the accused guilty that he never once questions his judgements. And there is Alan Bates playing Gvernor Sir William Phips, who initially acts the dandy and seems disinterested but who eventually realises something is seriously evil in Salem.
The sets and costumes lend an authentic feel to the record, making the Salem of 1691-’92 advance alive onscreen. All in all, this is a first-class production and will appeal to history buffs, educators [though with some nudity I'm not obvious if it would be appropriate for classroom viewing] and period & historical drama fans.Highly recommended!
I notion the Catholic Church was superb at diverting the blame for their crimes. Apparently the putitans hasten a terminate second. Were they so desperate they lacked firewood to hold warm that they burned people?
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