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Box office. $25.6 million. Agnes of God is a 1985 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly. It was written by John Pielmeier, based on his 1979 play of the same name. The plot is about a novice nun (Tilly) who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a ...
Sep 27, 1985 · Agnes of God: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly, Anne Pitoniak. When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.
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- Drama, Mystery
- Norman Jewison
- 1985-09-27
The infuriating thing about "Agnes of God" is that it tells a story that makes such questions essential and then ignores them. This is a very badly confused movie. It takes the form of a murder investigation and then uses hints of the supernatural to avoid all the hard-edged questions raised by the murder. Then, just when it seems to be edging ...
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Agnes of God (1985) Movie Info Synopsis Dr. Martha Livingston (Jane Fonda) is a court-appointed psychiatrist sent to evaluate Sister Agnes (Meg Tilly), a young nun whose infant has been found ...
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- Norman Jewison
- PG-13
- Jane Fonda
A convent. Agnes of God is a 1979 play by American playwright John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth but does not believe she has. The child is found dead and a psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The title is a pun on the Latin phrase Agnus Dei ("lamb of God").
- John Pielmeier
- 1979
Mar 10, 2022 · Agnes of God, John Pielmeier’s forceful, thought-provoking drama about a novice accused of murdering her newborn, premiered on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on March 30, 1982. The taut, compelling three-character play – a gripping and dynamic showcase for strong female actors – was a hit on Broadway and on film, earning Tony and Oscar ...
May 27, 2008 · Agnes Of God (1985) -- (Movie Clip) Tell The Court She's Insane Jane Fonda’s first scene, as Montreal psychiatrist Martha Livingston, passes by the title character (Meg Tilly), charged with killing her baby, and her Mother Superior (Anne Bancroft), then consults with colleagues (Francoise Faucher as Eve) about the case, early in Norman Jewison’s Agnes Of God, 1985, from the play by John ...
