The Baby of Macon NEW PAL Arthouse DVD Peter Greenaway Julia Ormond

Description: BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brand new, official studio-released DVD of this great film, imported from Germany ( The Baby of M�con ) This is a PAL, Region 2 DVD. This DVD will play on standard DVD players in Europe, South Africa, Middle East. This DVD will NOT play on standard DVD players in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand. This DVD will NOT play on standard DVD players in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand. This DVD (and any other DVD released anywhere in the world) will play just fine on any multi-region DVD player, bought in USA or elsewhere. It will also play on most computers' DVD drives. Some consumers actually own a multi-region DVD player, without knowing it. All you need to do if you own such Philips, Akai, CyberHome or other DVD player is to use your remote control to switch it to multi-region mode. 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If these steps don't work, then unfortunately subtitles are not optional. o We now offer FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the world! FILM DETAILS Original Title: The Baby of M�con Screened, competed or awarded at:Other Film Festival Awards Language Selections:English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ) German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ) German ( Subtitles ) Product Origin/Format:Germany ( PAL/Region 2 ) Running Time:117 min Aspect Ratio:Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) Special Features:Interactive Menu Movie filmed in 1993 and produced in:Country: Belgium ( Region: France, Benelux ) Country: France ( Region: France, Benelux ) Country: Germany ( Region: Germany, Central Europe ) Country: Netherlands ( Region: France, Benelux ) Country: United Kingdom ( Region: Great Britain, Ireland ) Directed By:Peter Greenaway Written By:Peter Greenaway Actors:Julia Ormond ..... The Daughter Ralph Fiennes ..... The Bishop's Son Philip Stone ..... The Bishop Jonathan Lacey ..... Cosimo Medici Don Henderson ..... The Father Confessor Celia Gregory ..... Mother Superior Jeff Nuttall ..... The Majordomo Jessica Hynes ..... The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson) Kathryn Hunter ..... The Second Midwife Gabrielle Reidy ..... The Third Midwife Frank Egerton ..... The Prompter Phelim McDermott ..... The First Tutor Tony Vogel ..... The Father Tatiana Strauss ..... The First Nun Louisa Milwood-Haigh ..... The Second Nun Synopsis:The Baby of Macon is a sumptuous-looking but ultimately shallow tale of manipulation, greed, and religious fanaticism set in Peter Greenaway's favorite, the 17th century. In the city of Macon, an ugly woman suddenly bears a beautiful, healthy baby. Her fellow citizens perceive it as a wonder, with rumors circulating that she could not be the real mother of the child. Her 18-year-old virginal daughter (Julia Ormond) tries to use the situation, claiming that the baby is her own and was born as a result of an immaculate conception. The citizens start to worship the baby and the outraged Roman Catholic Church finally intervenes. Aiming at disclosure of the whole Christian mythology, which, according to Greenaway, always served to manipulate people, The Baby of Macon lacks passion or commitment. Even the much publicized violence, including an unseen multiple rape and the onscreen dismemberment of the baby, seems routine and uninspired rather than shocking. Italy, the 17th century. A morality play performed before an audience. Set in a barren land, plagued with famine, no woman has given birth for many years. An ugly, old woman finally gives birth. Since no-one would believe that such a woman could mother such a healthy child, the woman's daughter claims to be the mother, despite being a virgin. The daughter starts to exploit the child's birth, selling blessings to the desperate townspeople. The Church resents the power the daughter has over the town and doubts the validity of a virgin birth, despite the daughter's reference to the Nativity. The child begins to predict danger ahead for both himself and the daughter. The daughter offers to prove to the son of the Bishop, who was especially sceptical, that she is a virgin. They start to make love, observed by the child. The child then instructs a bull to gore the Bishop's son. The Church take the child into their care and exploits the child even more so than the daughter had. The daughter suffocates the child. Since she remains a virgin, the daughter cannot be hung. Instead, she is sentenced to be raped 208 times before being hung. It is then implied that the rapes occur for real; that it is no longer a performance. The Church carve the child's body and sell parts as relics. Famine once again falls on Macon. A movie about the corruption in all levels of society. 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