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The Baby of Mâcon

1993 � 7/10

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.

Release Date
9/17/1993
Runtime
2 hours and 2 minutes
Director
Peter Greenaway

Cast

Julia Ormond
Julia Ormond
The Daughter
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
The Bishop's Son
Philip Stone
Philip Stone
The Bishop
Jonathan Lacey
Cosimo Medici
Don Henderson
Don Henderson
The Father Confessor
Celia Gregory
Celia Gregory
The Mother Superior
Jeff Nuttall
Jeff Nuttall
The Major Domo
Jessica Hynes
Jessica Hynes
The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Kathryn Hunter
Kathryn Hunter
The Second Midwife
Gabrielle Reidy
Gabrielle Reidy
The Third Midwife
Frank Egerton
The Prompter
Phelim McDermott
Phelim McDermott
The First Tutor
Tony Vogel
Tony Vogel
The Father
Tatiana Strauss
The First Nun
Louisa Milwood-Haigh
The Second Nun
Anna Nieland
The Wetnurse
Graham Valentine
Famine
Diana van Kolck
The Mother
Leslie Cuss
The Second Tutor
Rien Kroon
The Chaplain

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