The Baby of Mâcon

The Baby of Mâcon (1993)

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  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1993-09-17
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 97 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Cine Electra
  • Production Country: France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
  • Director: Peter Greenaway
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Summary

Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the 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.

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  • Julia Ormond

    as The Daughter

  • Ralph Fiennes

    as The Bishop's Son

  • Philip Stone

    as The Bishop

  • Jonathan Lacey

    as Cosimo Medici

  • Don Henderson

    as The Father Confessor

  • Celia Gregory

    as The Mother Superior

  • Jeff Nuttall

    as The Major Domo

  • Jessica Hynes

    as The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)

  • Kathryn Hunter

    as The Second Midwife

  • Gabrielle Reidy

    as The Third Midwife

  • Frank Egerton

    as The Prompter

  • Phelim McDermott

    as The First Tutor

  • Tony Vogel

    as The Father

  • Tatiana Strauss

    as The First Nun

  • Louisa Milwood-Haigh

    as The Second Nun

  • Anna Nieland

    as The Wetnurse

  • Graham Valentine

    as Famine

  • Diana van Kolck

    as The Mother

  • Leslie Cuss

    as The Second Tutor

  • Rien Kroon

    as The Chaplain

  • Jan Sepers

    as Carpaccio

  • Nils Dorando

    as The Baby of Mâcon

  • Richard Blair

    as The First Soldier

  • Tony Dunham

    as The Second Soldier

  • Humphrey Sallons

    as Cosimo's Servant

  • Dennis Rudge

    as Entourage Servant

  • Hans Bosch

    as Entourage Servant

  • Sjoerd Ghijssen

    as Entourage Servant

  • Michiel Riedijk

    as Entourage Servant

  • Bert Sevenhuijsen

    as The Deacon

  • John Hartnett

    as Cynical Auction Bidder (uncredited)

  • Bastian Pastewka

    as Laborer (uncredited)

  • Dela Maria Vaags

    as Choir Farmer's Wives (uncredited)
Camera Sacha Vierny Director of Photography
Editing Chris Wyatt Editor
Writing Peter Greenaway Writer
Directing Peter Greenaway Director
Sound Paul M. van Brugge Music Producer
Sound Daniel Reuss Music Consultant
Production Christoph Hahnheiser Co-Producer
Production Yves Marmion Co-Producer
Production Denis Wigman Executive Producer
Production Abi Cohen Casting
Art Ben Zuydwijk Painter
Production Kees Kasander Producer
Art Ben van Os Production Design
Art Jan Roelfs Production Design
Art Bavo Defurne Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Ellen Lens Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Dien van Straalen Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Birger Laube Makeup Effects Designer
Costume & Make-Up Sara Meerman Makeup Artist
Sound Paul Govey Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Nigel Heath Sound Editor
Sound Garth Marshall Sound Mixer
Sound Mark Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Seumas Next Sound Effects
Sound Jack Stew Foley Artist
Sound Ed Colyer Assistant Sound Editor
Production Clemens Erbach Casting

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