The Baby of Mâcon
DramaHistory
6.9/10
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|122 min
Release Date: 1993-09-17
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Cine ElectraAllartsLa Sept CinémaUGC FilmsFilm4 ProductionsAward Films International
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6/10
I've always found Peter Greenaway films rather hit or miss, and this rather theatrical effort I found more the latter. It all centres around a sort of immaculate conception birth at the Medici court and follows the anticipatory and resultant shenanigans as human nature is (quite literally) laid bare for all to see (and that nature doesn't always come off so well!) It has something of the bawdy rom...
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