Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing agnes of god near you. Agnes of god is a gritty little 1980s drama about faith, potential miracles and personal power struggles, set against the ugly backdrop of infanticide. Agnes of god is a play by american playwright john pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the child was the result of a virgin conception. Agnes of god soundtrack cd details and availability. This film shows its age a little now it was released in 1985 but is still well. With jane fonda, anne bancroft, meg tilly, anne pitoniak. But thats just the beginning of this films problems.
Martha jane fonda tries to find out who is the father of agnes baby. Jane fonda, anne bancroft, winston rekert, meg tilly. Meg tilly plays a young nun who secretly gives birth to a baby. This worked great for about forty years, particularly. This is agnes of god 1985 by a s on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Controversial film with several fine leading ladies. In the movie anges of god, sister anges is found in her room with a dead baby. An opened up adaptation of the minimalist stage play by john pielmeier. Agnes of god is a dramatic play by american playwright john pielmeier, which premiered in 1979 at the eugene oneill theater center in waterford, connecticut. Watch the clip titled the father for the film agnes of god 1985. Only trending news about agnes of god 1985 from inechain.
When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novitiate, psychiatrist martha livingston is. This soundtrack is great and very worthy of its 1985 oscar nomination although it lost to john barry for out of africa which is also great. When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her. Seems that the nun may have given birth to and then strangled her baby, although she denies ever having sexual relations and knows nothing about an infant. In the world of movies in the eighties, agnes of god is a true wonder. Download agnes of god yts yify movies torrents download. But the probe uncovers mysterious aspects of agnes personality, which lead to a shattering climax. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is. What agnes of god needed was a director like david scanners cronenberg, the bergman of blood, who would compose a fantasia upon it, drag it down to its bmovie roots.
Courtappointed psychiatrist jane fonda is sent to the convent to investigate, a task made difficult by the weathervane behavior of mother superior anne bancroft. It might have been impossible to convert agnes of god from a play into a movie under any circumstances, since the intrinsic reality of film. The plot is about a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virginal conception. Sister agnes meg tilly, a young catholic novice, stands accused of murdering her. In her quest for truth, martha goes head to head with the intractable mother superior bancroft, who assures her that agnes has no memory of the pregnancy. She is a marvel to behold, with all her grace ambiguity. But this soundtrack just blew me away and everytime i hear it, it always brings a smile to my face. A psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. Download agnes of godwhen a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novitiate, psychiatrist martha livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby. Inside an isolated convent during the dead of night, an ethereal young nun, sister agnes meg tilly, secretly gives birth to a baby after hiding her pregnancy for nine months in the 1985 drama agnes of god.
Meg tilly steals the show as the naive, abused agnes. It might have been impossible to convert agnes of god from a play into a movie under any circumstances, since the intrinsic reality of film throws the plays conceits and contrivances into sharp relief. Superior, the psychiatrist, determined to help sister agnes, who is. A psychiatrist fonda and the mother superior bancroft of the. Overview of agnes of god, 1985, directed by norman jewison, with jane fonda, anne bancroft, meg tilly, at turner classic movies. Coarse chainsmoking psychiatrist fonda is sent to a convent to investigate whether young nun tilly is fit to stand trial. The original story is a play written by john pielmeier which was adapted into this movie, released in 1985 and was nominated for. Is agnes of god a hysterical young woman or is her ordeal divinely inspired. I was worried it would be very omg nuns gone wild but it was a little more mariette in ecstasy than that, so i was pleased. Agnes of god is a soulstirring portrayal of miracles and the clash. The title is a pun on the latin phrase agnus dei lamb of god. The themes are beautiful as well as the choral themes.
I wish agnes of god as a film had been as riveting and devestating as the trio of performances at the centre of it, because my god those three women are simply astonishing. Agnes of god on dvd 043396077591 from sony pictures home entertainment. Martha livingston jane fonda is the court appointed psychiatrist brought in to investigate the case, but as the investigation ensues it only seems to unearth more and more. Shot in 1985 by swedish cinematographer sven nykvist, who also worked on the unbearable lightness of being, sleepless in seattle and chaplin, agnes of god is a joy to watch in this remastered edition. Mother miriam states that she is innocent and has been lying to her about a number of things throughout the years. Agnes of god 1985 pgstage to screen translation of john pielmeiers play loses something in the translation. While the theme surrounding agnes of god virginal nun giving birth, baby is found murdered may seem trite or, even more sadly, of little interest for modern filmgoers, the movie itself is a triumph of style over substance. Near the start of agnes of god, a young nun named agnes meg tilly is accused of a hideous crime the murder of her own. Searching for a rational explanation to a newborn infants death at a convent, a psychiatrist is shaken by a young nuns faith.
Agnes of god is a 1985 drama about a psychiatrist and a nun clashing over the fate of a young, troubled woman. Agnes of god 1985 when a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a courtappointed psychiatrist investigates her case. Agnes of god is a 1985 american neo noir drama mystery film directed by norman jewison and starring jane fonda, anne bancroft and meg tilly. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of agnes of god by john pielmeier. It was written by john pielmeier, based on his play of the same name. So that, a document with the date of october 26, 1985, would be stored as 102685.
Martha livingston jane fonda is a courtappointed psychiatrist sent to evaluate sister agnes meg tilly, a young nun whose infant has been found strangled. Original footage of the prosperous farming community of glencoe minnesota, 60 miles west of minneapolis, was filmed in 1979 for a pbs documentary. When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novitiate, psychiatrist martha livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby. Just as answering machines ought to be outlawed as a. Video archive for the film agnes of god, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1985.
It connotes the idea of atrain traveling on thetracks and the conductor makes a decision to change space. But for the next six years malle was too busy with other projects to finish this work. She is accused of killing the baby and tells the doctors she does not remember anything. Agnes of god was something i thought i read in college, but i realized i hadnt. The play is based on the my lai incident during the vietnam war, when unarmed vietnamese civilians were. He is a writer and actor, known for agnes of god 1985, hitler. One aspect of agnes of god that travels particularly awkwardly to the screen is the matter of who has impregnated agnes, and how. While searching for the answer that her supervisors want, dr. When the newborn is discovered dead soon after the delivery, agnes becomes the object of a criminal investigation. Speeches that seemed stylishly theatrical on stage seem, in screen close ups, to be. Agnes of god 1985 posted on december 10, 2012 3 comments. If you havent read mariette in ecstasy, i totally recommend it. Meg tilly plays a young nun who secretly gives birth.
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