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68% Critic Match
The Baby of Mâcon
“Exploring thoroughly modern taboos”
6.8 / 10• 1993• 2h 2m•NR• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Julia Ormond
The Daughter
Lead
Ralph Fiennes
The Bishop's Son
Philip Stone
The Bishop
JL
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)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Greenaway's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Baby of Mâcon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
