The Baby of Mâcon
1993
Exploring thoroughly modern taboos
Directed by Peter Greenaway
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In 17th-century Tuscany, a church play is performed for the benefit of 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.
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- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Written by
- Peter Greenaway
- Produced by
- Kees Kasander
- Cinematographer
- Sacha Vierny
- Editor
- Chris Wyatt
- Makeup FX
- Birger Laube
- Studios
- Cine Electra, Allarts, Film4 Productions
- Origin countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Production countries
- France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- Also known as
- The Baby of Macon
- TMDB
- 6.9/10 (112 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 38% Rotten
- IMDb
- 6.9/10 (5,124 votes)
Cast
Julia Ormond
The Daughter
Ralph Fiennes
The Bishop's Son
Philip Stone
The Bishop
Jonathan Lacey
Cosimo Medici
Don Henderson
The Father Confessor
Celia Gregory
The Mother Superior
Jeff Nuttall
The Major Domo
Jessica Hynes
The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Kathryn Hunter
The Second Midwife
Gabrielle Reidy
The Third Midwife
Frank Egerton
The Prompter
Phelim McDermott
The First Tutor
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
