The Baby of Mâcon 1993

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.

On location

The cast

Julia Ormond The Daughter

Ralph Fiennes The Bishop's Son

Philip Stone The Bishop

J

Jonathan Lacey Cosimo Medici

Don Henderson The Father Confessor

Celia Gregory The Mother Superior

Jeff Nuttall The Major Domo

Jessica Hynes The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)

Kathryn Hunter The Second Midwife

Gabrielle Reidy The Third Midwife

F

Frank Egerton The Prompter

Phelim McDermott The First Tutor

Tony Vogel The Father

T

Tatiana Strauss The First Nun

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