Movie
The Baby of Mâcon
Overview
In 17th-century Tuscany, a church play is performed for the benefit of young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-09-17
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cine Electra, Allarts, La Sept Cinéma, UGC Films, Film4 Productions, Award Films International
- Country
- France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Julia Ormond as The Daughter
- Ralph Fiennes as The Bishop's Son
- Philip Stone as The Bishop
- Jonathan Lacey as Cosimo Medici
- Don Henderson as The Father Confessor
- Celia Gregory as The Mother Superior
- Jeff Nuttall as The Major Domo
- Jessica Hynes as The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
- Kathryn Hunter as The Second Midwife
- Gabrielle Reidy as The Third Midwife
- Frank Egerton as The Prompter
- Phelim McDermott as The First Tutor
Crew
- Peter Greenaway - Director
- Peter Greenaway - Writer
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