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When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
Guy Hoffmann
- Justice Joseph Leveau
- (as Guy Hoffman)
Rita Tuckett
- Sister Geraldine
- (as Rita Tucket)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMeg Tilly said that her best film experience was working with director Norman Jewison and actresses Jane Fonda and Anne Bancroft on this picture.
- Quotes
Mother Miriam Ruth: My dear, I don't think a Communion wafer has the recommended daily allowance of anything.
Sister Agnes: [whispers] Of God...
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Worst Movies of Summer 1985 (1985)
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An exercise in actorly tics...
Young nun in a convent, so enamored with her Savior that she seems to be in a lovestruck daze, may or may not have killed an infant. Anne Bancroft is the Mother Superior, Jane Fonda is the investigating psychiatrist (every movie should have one), and Meg Tilly is the enchanting yet frustrating nun whom nobody can budge with common sense. Adapted from the kind of stage-play that doesn't go over well in high schools, "Agnes of God" (terrible title!) is sort of the flip-side to "Rosemary's Baby", an unsettling, overwrought exercise for thespians to display their range. What's amazing is that these actresses carve out interesting characterizations within the hoked-up, hysterical scenario. They can't possibly believe these goings-on, but they give it conviction, particularly Fonda, sterling as usual. Bancroft shines in one particular scene, again hoked-up, where she sneaks a cigarette; it's a cliché, but it's the relief the picture needs. Tilly is aggravatingly bright and beguiling. By the third act, the film has pretty much self-destructed, yet there's not much satisfaction in the answers given to us. **1/2 from ****
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- moonspinner55
- Aug 29, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,627,836
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $221,552
- Sep 15, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $25,627,836
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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