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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 ...
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.
Plummer was born on March 23, 1957, in New York City, the only child of American actress Tammy Grimes and Canadian actor Christopher Plummer. [1] [2] Her father said that they named their daughter Amanda Michael after Amanda Prynne, a character from the play Private Lives, and the actress Michael Learned. [3]
This is a list of plays other than those written by William Shakespeare (covered by the above section) that have been adapted into feature films.The title of the play is followed by its first public performance, its playwright, the title of the film adapted from the play, the year of the film and the film's director.
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.
Agnes of God – John Pielmeier (1979) FOB – David Henry Hwang (1979) Bent – Martin Sherman (1978) Uncommon Women and Others – Wendy Wasserstein (1977) A History of the American Film – Christopher Durang (1976) Madmen and Specialists – Wole Soyinka (1970) House of Blue Leaves – John Guare (1966) National Musical Theater Conference ...
Agnes of God (1979), by John Pielmeier; The Aliens (2010), by Annie Baker; All Because of Agatha (1964), by Jonathan Troy; All My Sons (1947), by Arthur Miller [1] All New People (2011), by Zach Braff; All Summer Long (1953), by Robert Anderson; All the Way (2012), by Robert Schenkkan; All the Way Home (1960), by Tad Mosel; American Buffalo ...