
The Baby of MΓ’con
# Exploring thoroughly modern taboos
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1993-09-17
β Running Time:
122 mins
β Vote Average:
6.975
Beloved Cast

The Daughter
Julia Ormond

The Bishop's Son
Ralph Fiennes

The Bishop
Philip Stone

Cosimo Medici
Jonathan Lacey

The Father Confessor
Don Henderson

The Mother Superior
Celia Gregory

The Major Domo
Jeff Nuttall

The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Jessica Hynes

The Second Midwife
Kathryn Hunter

The Third Midwife
Gabrielle Reidy

The Prompter
Frank Egerton

The First Tutor
Phelim McDermott

The Father
Tony Vogel

The First Nun
Tatiana Strauss

The Second Nun
Louisa Milwood-Haigh

The Wetnurse
Anna Nieland

Famine
Graham Valentine

The Mother
Diana van Kolck

The Second Tutor
Leslie Cuss

The Chaplain
Rien Kroon

Carpaccio
Jan Sepers

The Baby of MΓ’con
Nils Dorando

The First Soldier
Richard Blair

The Second Soldier
Tony Dunham

Cosimo's Servant
Humphrey Sallons

Entourage Servant
Dennis Rudge

Entourage Servant
Hans Bosch

Entourage Servant
Sjoerd Ghijssen

Entourage Servant
Michiel Riedijk

The Deacon
Bert Sevenhuijsen

Cynical Auction Bidder (uncredited)
John Hartnett

Laborer (uncredited)
Bastian Pastewka

Choir Farmer's Wives (uncredited)
Dela Maria Vaags