The Baby of Mâcon (1993)2h02
Drama · History
Director Peter Greenaway (7.1 avg)
Also directed The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning by Numbers, and 71 more
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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Cast
Julia Ormond
Ralph Fiennes
Philip Stone- Jonathan Lacey
Don Henderson
Celia Gregory
Jeff Nuttall
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