The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
DramaHistory
virginbabyrapebishopmiraclesurrealismpriestreligionchurchavant-gardebirthdeathdismembermenttuscany, italystory within the story17th centuryinfanticidemetafictioncannibalismsibling murder
Set halfway through the 17th century, Greenaway's film follows a church play performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo (Lacey). In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister (Ormond) 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 (Fiennes), the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
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Cast
Julia Ormond
The Daughter
Ralph Fiennes
The Bishop's Son
Philip Stone
The Bishop
Jonathan Lacey
Cosimo Medici
Celia Gregory
The Mother Superior
Don Henderson
The Father Confessor
Jeff Nuttall
The Major Domo
Jessica Hynes
The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Kathryn Hunter
The Second Midwife
Gabrielle Reidy
The Third Midwife
Tony Vogel
The Father
Diana van Kolck
The Mother
Phelim McDermott
The First Tutor
Tatiana Strauss
The First Nun
Louisa Millwood-Haigh
The Second Nun
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