The Baby of Mâcon (1992)

6.9Not Rated122 minDirector: Peter Greenaway

1993 film directed by Peter Greenaway

The Baby of Mâcon is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, and starring Ralph Fiennes, Julia Ormond and Philip Stone, in his final film appearance.

The film is set in Tuscany during the mid-17th century, in the court of Cosimo III de' Medici as he and his court watch actors perform a parable about a baby born in the town of Mâcon whose inhabitants have been infertile for a generation. The birth of the baby boy is mythologized for various ends, initially because it marks the end of childlessness in a city.

The film premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Because of the nudity and graphic scenes of violence, the film struggled to find distribution. It was not shown in the U.S. until 1997.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Baby of Mâcon about?
The Baby of Mâcon (1992) — Plagued with infertility, the inhabitants of Mâcon are naturally involved in the spectacle that is a masque about the miracle child born to a virgin mother.
Is The Baby of Mâcon based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
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