One of Peter Greenaway's least-seen features in the US, THE BABY OF MACON is also one of his best. Made in 1993, this historical drama about the exploitation of a child in 16th-century France has had limited distribution in America due to its controversial nature. Sadly, the boldly
audacious, reflexive film is one that audiences who use entertainment as an escape should be required to see.
A play is performed in 1657 for a Northern Italian theater audience, which includes the young Prince Cosimo de Medici III (Jonathan Lacey). The tale told on stage begins 100 years earlier in the famine-racked countryside of Macon, France, where a middle-aged woman (Diana van K...
Released:
1993
Rated:
NR
Length:
120 mins