The Baby of Mâcon
# Exploring thoroughly modern taboos
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1993-09-17
⌚ Running Time:
122 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.9
Beloved Cast
The Daughter
Julia Ormond
The Bishop's Son
Ralph Fiennes
The Bishop
Philip Stone
Cosimo Medici
Jonathan Lacey
The Mother Superior
Celia Gregory
The Father Confessor
Don Henderson
The Major Domo
Jeff Nuttall
The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Jessica Hynes
The Second Midwife
Kathryn Hunter
The Third Midwife
Gabrielle Reidy
The Father
Tony Vogel
The Mother
Diana van Kolck
The First Tutor
Phelim McDermott
The First Nun
Tatiana Strauss
The Wetnurse
Anna Nieland
The Second Tutor
Leslie Cuss
The Second Nun
Louisa Milwood-Haigh
