The Baby of Mâcon (1993): Cast & Plot
The Baby of Mâcon is a 1993 historical drama directed by Peter Greenaway, starring Nils Dorando as The Baby of Mâcon, Jonathan Lacey and Diana van Kolck. It runs 2 hours 2 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 2m (122 min)
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Cine Electra
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Baby of Mâcon About?
The premise of The Baby of Mâcon without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in the mid‑17th century, a church troupe stages a play for the young aristocrat Cosimo in which a grotesque old woman miraculously gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The infant’s older sister quickly exploits the miracle, selling blessings and even claiming virgin‑birth motherhood. When she later tries to seduce the bishop’s son, the Church exacts a ruthless revenge.
The Baby of Mâcon Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- baby
- infanticide
- church
- sex scene
- religious satire
- graphic violence
- dismemberment
- gore
- avant garde
- rape
- controversy
- murder of a child
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- religion
- death
- cult film
- female frontal nudity
- boy frontal nudity
- pubic hair
- male pubic hair
- actual animal killed
- male nudity
- blood
- nudity
- virgin birth
- sacred cow
- breast feeding
- indulgence
- violence
- dead boy
- childbirth
- servant
- bishop
- child murderess
- surrealism
- brutality
- virginity
- seduction
- priest
- play
- cow
- cannibalism
- breaking the fourth wall
- female nudity
- graphic nudity
- overweight woman
- male frontal nudity
- period drama
- female full frontal nudity
- male full frontal nudity
- female rear nudity
The Baby of Mâcon Cast & Characters
Nils Dorando leads the cast as The Baby of Mâcon, with Jonathan Lacey as Cosimo Medici and Diana van Kolck as The Mother. Directed by Peter Greenaway; 33 actors are credited in all.
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Director Peter Greenaway
- Nils Dorando as The Baby of Mâcon
- Jonathan Lacey as Cosimo Medici
- Diana van Kolck as The Mother
- Tony Vogel as The Father
Also Starring in The Baby of Mâcon
· 29 more- Julia Ormond The Daughter
- Anna Nieland The Wetnurse
- Philip Stone The Bishop
- Ralph Fiennes The Bishop's Son
- Graham Valentine Famine
- Jessica Hynes The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
- Don Henderson The Father Confessor
- Bastian Pastewka Laborer (uncredited)
- Kathryn Hunter The Second Midwife
- Jeff Nuttall The Major Domo
- Dennis Rudge Entourage Servant
- Gabrielle Reidy The Third Midwife
- Phelim McDermott The First Tutor
- Celia Gregory The Mother Superior
- Richard Blair The First Soldier
- Louisa Milwood-Haigh The Second Nun
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- Tatiana Strauss The First Nun
- John Hartnett Cynical Auction Bidder (uncredited)
- Dela Maria Vaags Choir Farmer's Wives (uncredited)
- Frank Egerton The Prompter
- Bert Sevenhuijsen The Deacon
- Leslie Cuss The Second Tutor
- Rien Kroon The Chaplain
- Jan Sepers Carpaccio
- Tony Dunham The Second Soldier
- Humphrey Sallons Cosimo's Servant
- Hans Bosch Entourage Servant
- Sjoerd Ghijssen Entourage Servant
- Michiel Riedijk Entourage Servant
The Baby of Mâcon Plot Summary
What happens in The Baby of Mâcon from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the mid-17th century, the court of Cosimo Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, gathers to watch a play even as the town of Mâcon endures a devastating curse: every woman remains barren and famine gnaws at the land. A laboring woman gives birth to a healthy baby boy—the Baby of Mâcon—and the midwives, haunted by The Mother’s advanced years and general ugliness, briefly fear the birth is a false omen. Yet the child arrives, and the Father Tony Vogel sees a chance to profit by selling potions claimed to cure impotence, while the elder Daughter Julia Ormond senses a much larger opportunity to seize wealth through him.
Full summary
The whole story of The Baby of Mâcon, scene by scene
The Baby of Mâcon Trailers & Videos
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The Baby of Mâcon FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Baby of Mâcon, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Baby of Mâcon?
The Baby of Mâcon runs 2 hours 2 minutes (122 minutes).
When was The Baby of Mâcon released?
The Baby of Mâcon was released on May 17, 1993.
Who directed The Baby of Mâcon?
The Baby of Mâcon was directed by Peter Greenaway.
More films by Peter Greenaway Who is in the cast of The Baby of Mâcon?
The Baby of Mâcon stars Nils Dorando as The Baby of Mâcon, Jonathan Lacey as Cosimo Medici and Diana van Kolck as The Mother, among 33 credited actors.
Does The Baby of Mâcon have a post-credit scene?
No. The Baby of Mâcon has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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