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17 September 1993 (UK) morePlot:
A movie about the corruption in all levels of society. A baby is born from a supposed-to-be virgin woman... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of the most skilled directions you'll ever see. more (37 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Julia Ormond | ... | The Daughter | |
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | The Bishop's Son | |
| Philip Stone | ... | The Bishop | |
| Jonathan Lacey | ... | Cosimo Medici | |
| Don Henderson | ... | The Father Confessor | |
| Celia Gregory | ... | Mother Superior | |
| Jeff Nuttall | ... | The Majordomo | |
| Jessica Hynes | ... | The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson) | |
| Kathryn Hunter | ... | The Second Midwife | |
| Gabrielle Reidy | ... | The Third Midwife | |
| Frank Egerton | ... | The Prompter | |
| Phelim McDermott | ... | The First Tutor | |
| Tony Vogel | ... | The Father | |
| Tatiana Strauss | ... | The First Nun | |
| Louisa Millwood-Haigh | ... | The Second Nun |
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122 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Finland:K-16 (cut) (1996) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1993) | Australia:R | France:-16 | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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L'Orfeo moreFAQ
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This movie is about many different things at once, and is played out on several different levels at once. On the surface, the movie is about the setting up of a play about a historical event. Peter Greenaway lets the storyline switch between the play and the historical event, thereby breaking down the barrier between the movies play and the movies reality, and simultaneously breaking down the barrier between the movie and reality, making it near impossible to brush of the events as "Ah, it's just a movie".
The way he does this is so skillful, that somebody should invent a Nobel price in directing and give it to him. :)
This is a movie lovers movie. If you aren't a cineast and would rather see a guy with two machine guns killing people that spend an hour or two thinking, forget about it. It will only make you confused. And if you are a sensitive person, this movie might make you feel bad for days.