The Baby of Mâcon
Exploring thoroughly modern taboos
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- Drama
- History
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.
Keywords
- death
- religion
- italy
- rape
- surrealism
- virgin
- priest
- birth
- church
- story within the story
- baby
- miracle
- 17th century
- dismemberment
- cannibalism
- bishop
- infanticide
- avant-garde
- tuscany
- metafiction
- sibling murder
- tuscany, italy
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 17, 1993
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english
- Countries
- Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Production
- Film4 Productions,Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC),La Sept Cinéma,Allarts,Cine Electra,UGC Films,Award Films International,Cine Electra, Allarts, La Sept Cinéma, UGC Films, Film4 Productions, Award Films International
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $90,000
- IMDb
- tt0106335