Agnes of God [VHS]
by Norman Jewison
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Actor: Anne Bancroft, Anne Pitoniak, Jane Fonda, Meg Tilly, Winston RekertDirector: Norman Jewison
Cinematographer: Sven Nykvist
Producer: Norman Jewison
Editor: Antony Gibbs
Producer: Bonnie Palef
Producer: Charles Milhaupt
Producer: Patrick J. Palmer
Writer: John Pielmeier
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog; French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 98 minutes
Release Date: 1996-01-30
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
VHS Movie Reviews of Agnes of God [VHS]
Movie Review: Thought provoking
Summary: 4 Stars
Agnes of God is a strange and ambiguous film. Wonderfully acted, the three dynamo actresses of this film explore faith, miracles, mental illness, abuse, and survival. Each woman is given a well developed character, each with her own past, secrets, and beliefs.
The dynamic characters clash in devastating moment when Agnes, a novice nun, is found seriously ill. She has just given birth alone, and the infant is dead in a waste basket. As disturbing as this initial scene is, it is nothing compared to the rest of the traumas this film exposes. Is Agnes is crazy? Is she a liar and a very convincing actress? Is she a saint and the vessel of a miracle in this all too modern and secular world? Each possibility is explored in this film, with little resolution (in my opinion).
The beauty, and madness, of this film is that as uncertain as faith is, so is the ending. The ending depends on what you believe. One aspect I thought about later was how the "ungodliness" of some people, or of society, make miracles impossible. Maybe Agnes is a saint, but what she endured in the secular world made that saintliness impossible to sustain. Or is her "sainthood" a defense mechanism used to escape a hostile world? Or maybe she just has bats in the belfry? You decide based on the heartbreaking script that is well acted and beautifully film. This film is worth a watch to question your beliefs, as well as for Meg Tilly's amazing performance. And if you find yourself hankering for more nuns and ambiguity, check out Doubt.
Summary of Agnes of God [VHS]
nl129 NEW, SEALED!! Original tape and box.This Broadway hit gets a solid film treatment by director Norman Jewison, but that can't make up for the weaknesses of the script (which were as true onstage as they are here). Jane Fonda plays a chain-smoking shrink sent to a convent to do a psychological evaluation of a novice (Meg Tilly) who gave birth to a baby and then killed it in her little room. Was it a virgin birth? A miracle? And what of the bloody stigmata that seem to spontaneously appear on her hands? Fonda also finds herself clashing with the Mother Superior (Anne Bancroft) over the line between faith and science. But writer John Pielmeier can't flesh this out beyond an idea; in the end, the solution is a disappointingly earthbound one that even the strong acting in this film can't elevate. --Marshall Fine
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