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Director: Norman Jewison
Writers: John Pielmeier (play)
John Pielmeier (screenplay)
Release Date: 13 September 1985 (USA) more
Genre:Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline: What unspeakable crime took place behind the third floor window? Only Agnes knows. And Dr. Martha Livingston is the one person who can unravel the mystery.
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
Product Description
When an infant of a young nun is found strangled in the convent a psychiatrist is appointed by the court to decide if the mother is fit to stand trial. Mysterious aspects of her personality are uncovered which lead to an emotional climax. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/01/2009 Starring: Jane Fonda Meg Tilly Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Pg13
