Trivia Meg Tilly said that her best film experience was working with director Norman Jewison and actresses Jane Fonda and Anne Bancroft on this picture. Quotes Doctor Martha Livingston : Suppose the saints would have smoked if tobacco'd been popular back then? User reviews 56 Review. Top review. Absorbing film. After a nun gives birth, the baby is found strangled in a wastepaper basket. A psychiatrist is brought in to judge the woman's sanity. The film is "Agnes of God," based on the successful Broadway play and inspired by an incident that occurred in my home town of Rochester, New York.
It unites three powerful actresses - Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, and Meg Tilly in this intriguing story of belief, truth, and perception. Fonda is the psychiatrist who comes to the idyllic, French Canadian convent setting and first meets the mother superior Bancroft , a nun with a few secrets, who is opposed to having Agnes, the young woman who had the baby, questioned.
Agnes is a pure, childlike girl who hears voices, talks to spirits, doesn't know how babies are born, and claims she never had one. Is she delusional as the result of abuse as a child? Was she raped? Is she insane? The performances in "Agnes of God" are extraordinary. Fonda is brilliant as a woman of science who has long ago turned her back on God, and Meg Tilly gives a breakout performance as the translucent, innocent Agnes.
The dramatic scene which ends with Fonda saying, "I love you As much as God loves you" was one of the most moving in the film. The powerhouse role, played on stage by Geraldine Page, is that of the mother superior, and what better actress for this than the fantastic Anne Bancroft. She is tough, vulnerable, funny, fierce and warm as a woman trying to protect her delicate charge from the horrors of the world. She and Fonda play beautifully together, whether bonding or fighting, as Fonda strips away the layers to find the truth.
It's so rare to see a film with three great female roles, and to see them all essayed so well in an excellent story. For this reason, Agnes of God is a great, provocative film that will keep you thinking about it long after it's over.
FAQ 8. What is 'Agnes of God' about? Is "Agnes of God" based on a book? Is the story based on a real event? Details Edit. Release date September 27, United States. United States Canada. Sony Pictures. English French Latin. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada. Delphi IV Productions. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 38 minutes.
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