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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.
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.
10 mar 2022 · Agnes of God, John Pielmeier’s taut, compelling three-character drama about a young nun accused of murdering her newborn, premiered on Broadway in 1982. Forty years later, the writer answers our questions about the play, faith and mystery.
Plot Summary. Agnes of God is a dramatic play by American playwright John Pielmeier, which premiered in 1979 at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. It is set at a convent, after a novice nun named Agnes unexpectedly gives birth to a dead baby and insists that the child was the result of a virgin conception.
The Story. A young nun is accused of murdering an infant she gave birth to in a cloistered convent. The psychiatrist assigned to her case meets opposition in the convent’s Mother Superior, and all three women explore questions of Faith, Memory, and the meaning of Sainthood.
On the outside, Agnes appears to be a total innocent. But what happens to heart-felt faith when the layers of our psyche are slowly peeled away like the skin of an onion? Guarded fiercely by her Mother Superior and questioned by her court-appointed psychiatrist, we learn of Agnes the young novitiate accused of this heinous crime.
Tajemnica klasztoru Marii Magdaleny / Agnes od Boga / Jagnię Boże – amerykański thriller psychologiczny z 1985 roku na podstawie sztuki Agnes od Boga Johna Pielmeiera.
