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Agnes of God is a 1979 play by American playwright John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth but does not believe she has. After the child is found dead, a psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The title is a pun on the Latin phrase Agnus Dei ("lamb of God").
Agnes of God is a 1985 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly. It was written by John Pielmeier, based on his 1979 play of the same name. The plot is about a novice nun (Tilly) who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virginal conception. A ...
The book was first published in German on August 1, 1998, through Arche Verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and Agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age. [2] [3] Of the book, Stamm commented that he saw the book's landscape and climate as an important way of setting the tone for the novel and its characters. [4]
Pielmeier has written extensively for the stage, but his later work never achieved the success he experienced with Agnes of God. On Broadway, The Boys of Winter (1985) [5] and Sleight of Hand (1987) [6] both ran for 31 previews and 9 performances, and Voices in the Dark (1999) [7] ran for 12 previews and 64 performances.
Meg Tilly (born Margaret Elizabeth Chan on February 14, 1960) [1] is an American-Canadian actress and writer. [2]For her role in the 1985 film Agnes of God, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Idaho can enforce a first-of-its-kind "abortion trafficking" law against those who harbor or transport a minor to get an abortion out of state without parental ...
[1] [3] [4] In the same year, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards for his performance in the film Walls. [ 5 ] From 1986 to 1988 Rekert starred as the lead character in the Canadian television series Adderly , [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] a comedy drama that was a spoof of the spy genre . [ 6 ]