Natalie Morse
Christine Carpenter
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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 · 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 her life.
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.
Currently you are able to watch "Anchoress" streaming on Kanopy for free. Synopsis 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.
- Chris Newby
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Anchoress. Passion for the Virgin Mary leads a young woman (Natalie Morse) to become a walled-in recluse at her 14th-century church.
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- Chris Newby
- Drama
- Natalie Morse
Chris Newby's 1993 movie tells the true and fascinating story of Christine Carpenter, the 14th century anchoress of Shere. Visually it's heavily influenced by the likes of Dreyer, Bergman and Tarkovsky but, because it's the 90s, there's also an essence of pretentious TV commercial to the monochrome imagery too.
It is fascinating, beautiful, strange, and insightful. "Anchoress" takes place during the European Medieval period, when humans survived at the mud level. This story is about one young woman who tries to find comfort and beauty inside the church, with the 'Mother Mary'...or at least a poorly made icon.
