# Agnes of God (1985)

> A court-appointed psychiatrist confronts institutional secrecy, fractured memory, and the uneasy boundary between clinical reason and religious faith while investigating a newborn’s death.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14636

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery
- Director: Norman Jewison
- Cast: Jane Fonda, Meg Tilly, Anne Bancroft, Anne Pitoniak, Winston Rekert, Gratien Gélinas, Guy Hoffmann, Gabriel Arcand
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088683/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: disturbing, austere, melodramatic, serious movie night, courtroom mystery marathon

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