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I watched it to the end out of a sense of duty, not with pleasure or any hope of edification.
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The Baby of Mâcon
Exploring thoroughly modern taboos
1993 · 2h 2m · Not Rated
Drama, History
Directed by
Peter Greenaway
Overview
Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the 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.
Director and cast
- Peter Greenaway Director
- Julia Ormond as The Daughter
- Ralph Fiennes as The Bishop's Son
- Philip Stone as The Bishop
- Jonathan Lacey as Cosimo Medici
- Celia Gregory as The Mother Superior
- Don Henderson as The Father Confessor
- 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
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