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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 05/21/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Mystery, Religious Drama

Agnes of God is an "opened up" adaptation of the minimalist stage play by John Pielmeier. Meg Tilly plays a young nun who secretly gives birth to a baby; the child's body is later found strangled to death. Court-appointed psychiatrist Jane Fonda is sent to the convent to investigate, a task made difficult by the weathervane behavior of mother superior Anne Bancroft. To draw out Tilly, who remembers nothing of the birth, Fonda suggests that hypnosis is called for. Playwright Pielmeier poses many questions--is Tilly a pure-and-simple murderess, or was there something "divine" in her act?--but offers frustratingly few answers. The evocative photography is by longtime Ingmar Bergman associate Sven Nykvist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jane Fonda - Dr. Martha Livingston
Anne Bancroft - Sister Miriam Ruth
Meg Tilly - Sister Agnes
Anne Pitoniak - Dr. Livingston's Mother
Winston Rekert - Detective Langevin

Norman Jewison's Academy Award-nominated drama Agnes of God comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There is nothing truly impressive about the mix, but it services this talk-heavy film quite well. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Portuguese subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers. This is a solid release from Columbia TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide