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Agnes of God (1985)
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Synopsis
Agnes of God is an "opened up" adaptation of the minimalist stage play by John Pielmeier.
Meg Tilly
plays a young nun who secretly gives birth to a baby; the child's body is later found strangled to death. Court-appointed psychiatrist
Jane Fonda
is sent to the convent to investigate, a task made difficult by the weathervane behavior of mother superior
Anne Bancroft
. To draw out Tilly, who remembers nothing of the birth, Fonda suggests that hypnosis is called for. Playwright Pielmeier poses many questions--is Tilly a pure-and-simple murderess, or was there something "divine" in her act?--but offers frustratingly few answers. The evocative photography is by longtime
Ingmar Bergman
associate
Sven Nykvist
. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Gabriel Arcand
Monsignor
Francoise Faucher
Eve LeClaire
Jane Fonda
Dr. Martha Livingston
Gratien Gelinas
Father Martineau
Guy Hoffman
Justice Joseph Leveau
Anne Pitoniak
Dr. Livingston's Mother
Winston Rekert
Detective Langevin
Meg Tilly
Sister Agnes
Jacques Tourangeau
Eugene Lyon
Anne Bancroft
Sister Miriam Ruth
Production Crew
Carol Spier
Art Director
Sven Nykvist
Cinematographer
Georges Delerue
Composer (Music Score)
Renee April
Costume Designer
Norman Jewison
Director
Antony Gibbs
Editor
Bonnie Palef-Woolf
Producer
Norman Jewison
Producer
Patrick Palmer
Producer
Ken Adam
Production Designer
John Pielmeier
Screenwriter
Jaro Dick
Set Designer
Year: 1985
Runtime: 94
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Mystery
Color type
Metrocolor
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Columbia Pictures
Delphi IV Productions
Release
by Columbia Pictures
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.