Anchoress
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In fourteenth-century England, peasant girl Christine Carpenter is so attracted to a statue of the Virgin Mary that the local priest (who lusts after her) suggests she be walled up in the church as an anchoress, a holy woman with responsibility for blessing the villagers. But when the priest has Christine's mother tried as a witch, she digs herself out of her cell, a crime for which the punishment is death...... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Anchoress:

Natalie Morse
Gene Bervoets
Toyah Willcox
Pete Postlethwaite
Christopher Eccleston
Michaël Pas

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In fourteenth-century England, peasant girl Christine Carpenter is so attracted to a statue of the Virgin Mary that the local priest (who lusts after her) suggests she be walled up in the church as an anchoress, a holy woman with responsibility for blessing the villagers. But when the priest has Christine's mother tried as a witch, she digs herself out of her cell, a crime for which the punishment is death...

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User Review - 10/10 by Lee MIf you blinked that day in May of 1995 you missed one of the best little movies ever financed by the British Film institute. Not for the faint of heart, this slow black and white meditation is for the serious viewer only. The pacing is not for the uninitiated.
User Review - 8/10 by Samantha BAnchoress portrays Christine, a 14-year old illiterate peasant girl, who finds herself drawn to a statue of the Virgin Mary. She soon enters the stern life of a female mystic/recluse, in part because she has visions of the Blessed Mother, in part to escape the unwanted advances of her landlord. In the vain of Bergman or Tarkovsky, the film explores the conflicts between the innocence of naturalism and the rigidity of established Christianity. Filmed in black and white, the poetic suggestions and use of imagery are simply spectacular. This film is worth seeing for the cinematography alone. Shot on location in northern France, full of medieval icons and stone buildings, surrounded by peasant farms and fields the film touched on many local customs and lore : gypsies with houses in trees, a dark-tressed virgin Mary-possibly an older connection to Ceres or an earth-mother goddess, early midwivery, and, perhaps most importantly the desire for a direct connection to God, which conflicts with the Church-as-middle-man role. Even if you're not interested in the genre or subject matter, I would recommend this solely on its dreamy, visual sumptuousness.
User Review - 8/10 by Richard DIn 14th century England, a peasant girl that claims to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary agrees to be walled up in a church and live as an "anchoress", a woman who removes herself completely from secular society. She becomes a major attraction, drawing pilgrims to the church, but when her earthy views of spirituality conflict with the priest's (Christopher Eccleston) more traditional views, things go bad for everyone. An interesting film elevated by it's beautiful black and white imagery. A bit reminiscent of early Dvaid Lynch in look and feel, even though Newby's interests could not be farther removed from Lynch's.
User Review - 8/10 by Michael TRather fascinating, with some striking imagery.
User Review - 4/10 by Jonathan SCharacters and motives move from one-dimensional to erratic to downright nonsensical. Interesting idea to turn into a film and I would like to see it done. Aside from a couple good shots there's not much new or applicable in this ho-hum medieval tale of religious hypocrasy.

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