Agnes of God (film)

Agnes of God is a 1985 American film starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly, about a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virgin conception. A psychiatrist Fonda and the mother superior Bancroft of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. It was adapted by John Pielmeier from his own play of the same name, and directed by Norman Jewison. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role Bancroft, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Tilly and Best Music, Original Score. Tilly also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

Sister Agnes is suspected of killing the baby, so psychiatrist Martha Livingston is assigned by a court to determine if she is competent to stand trial. In an interview, Agnes claims she doesnt remember being pregnant or giving birth, and shows a lack of understanding of how babies are conceived. Mother Miriam tells Livingston that Agnes is an innocent who was kept at home by her mother and knows nothing about the world. She is desperate to keep Agnes naive, and declares that she couldnt have known what pregnancy was or remember the father.Mother Miriam tells Livingston about the time Agnes stopped eating in the belief she was getting fat, and then exhibited stigmata in her hand that healed itself within a day. Agnes takes Livingston to her favorite place, a bell tower at the convent. They argue about Agnes mother and birth, and how much Agnes knows about sex and pregnancy. ........

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