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- 1995 · Drama · 1h 46m
Running time. 108 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Anchoress is a 1993 British drama film directed by Chris Newby. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
Anchoress: Directed by Chris Newby. With Natalie Morse, Gene Bervoets, Toyah Willcox, Pete Postlethwaite. In the 14th-century, a visionary girl is to become an Anchoress, a walled-in recluse, so that she can live in the Virgin's house forever. Over time she awakens to her own sensuality and explores her own female, earth-based spirituality.
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- Drama
- Chris Newby
- 1995-05
May 12, 1995 · Roger Ebert May 12, 1995. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Unless the person involved is very holy indeed, there is always a degree of self-aggrandizement in sainthood. Chris Newby's "Anchoress," a film set in the Middle Ages, plays slyly with that notion in its story of a young woman who chooses to be walled up for the rest of ...
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Summaries. In 14th-century England, peasant girl Christine Carpenter is so attracted to a statue of the Virgin Mary that the local priest (who lusts after her) suggests that she be walled up in the church as an anchoress, a holy woman with the responsibility of blessings the villagers.
Synopsis. Ecstasy and orthodoxy in the 14th century! A 16th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious hermit. Cast. Crew.
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- BFI, Corsan, Upstate Films
- Chris Newby
Answer. See more gaps » Edit page. Anchoress (1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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