# The Baby of Mâcon (1993)

> A lavishly staged morality play about a miracle child turns religious belief, institutional power, and the audience’s appetite for spectacle into a grotesque theatrical assault.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2898

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Peter Greenaway
- Cast: Julia Ormond, Ralph Fiennes, Philip Stone, Jonathan Lacey, Don Henderson, Celia Gregory, Jeff Nuttall, Jessica Hynes
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106335/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: surreal, ritualistic, grotesque, challenging art house viewing, religious cinema programming

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