Julia OrmondThe Daughter
Ralph FiennesThe Bishop's Son
Philip StoneThe Bishop
Jonathan LaceyCosimo Medici
Don HendersonThe Father Confessor
Celia GregoryThe Mother Superior
Jeff NuttallThe Major Domo
Jessica HynesThe First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Kathryn HunterThe Second Midwife
Gabrielle ReidyThe Third Midwife- Frank EgertonThe Prompter
Phelim McDermottThe First Tutor
The Baby of Mâcon
- drama
- history
17 Sept 1993
6.8
3
2h 2min
Exploring thoroughly modern taboos
In 17th-century Tuscany, a church play is performed for the benefit of young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
