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The Baby of Mâcon is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, and starring Ralph Fiennes, Julia Ormond and Philip Stone, in his final film appearance.
Sep 17, 1993 · The Baby of Mâcon: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With Julia Ormond, Ralph Fiennes, Philip Stone, Jonathan Lacey. Plagued with infertility, the inhabitants of Mâcon are naturally involved in the spectacle that is a masque about the miracle child born to a virgin mother.
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- Drama, History
- Peter Greenaway
- 1993-09-17
A play about the birth of a miracle baby yields unexpectedly tragic results in this tale from Peter Greenaway.
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- Julia Ormond
- Peter Greenaway
- Drama, History
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The Baby Of Mâcon. A movie about the corruption in all levels of society. A baby is born from a supposed-to-be virgin woman, so a chain of hysteria about divine intervention in the birth takes place. 70 IMDb 6.9 2 h 2 min 1993. X-Ray 18+.
Synopsis. An old woman gives birth to a baby, viewed by onlookers of what is apparently a theater. No one can believe that an ugly old woman could be the mother of such a beautiful child. A young woman (who turns out to be the old woman's daughter) claims to be the baby's mother.
The Baby of Mâcon. Set in 17th century France, a “miracle baby” born to an alleged virgin gets exploited by competing societal institutions to unspeakably tragic ends.
Nov 3, 1994 · 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.