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Anchoress is a 1993 British drama film directed by Chris Newby. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
The screenplay is partly based on accounts of an historical female anchorite, Christine Carpenter, who was walled into her anchorhold in a village church in Surrey, England, in 1329. The story revolves around the girl's mystical visions of the Virgin Mary, the Priest who walls her into his village church, and his dislike of her mother, a midwife whom he regards as a witch.
The film is shot in black-and-white and visually resembles the works of Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer, especially The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928).
Original Release
09/10/1993
Cast
Name | Character |
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Natalie Morse | Christine Carpenter |
Gene Bervoets | Reeve |
Toyah Willcox | Pauline Carpenter |
Pete Postlethwaite | William Carpenter |
Christopher Eccleston | Priest |
Michael Pas | Drover |
Brenda Bertin | Meg Carpenter |
Annette Badland | Mary |
Veronica Quilligan | Daisy |
Julie T. Wallace | Bertha |
Directors
Writers
Judith Stanley-Smith, Christine Watkins
Cast
Name | Character |
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Natalie Morse | Christine Carpenter |
Gene Bervoets | Reeve |
Toyah Willcox | Pauline Carpenter |
Pete Postlethwaite | William Carpenter |
Christopher Eccleston | Priest |
Michael Pas | Drover |
Brenda Bertin | Meg Carpenter |
Annette Badland | Mary |
Veronica Quilligan | Daisy |
Julie T. Wallace | Bertha |
Ann Way | Alice |
François Beukelaers | Bishop |
Jan Decleir | Mason |
David Boyce | Ragged Martin |
Mieke De Groote | Ragged Martin's Wife |
Erik Konstantyn | Carter |
Guy Pion | Innkeeper |
Peter Van Asbroeck | Dyer |
Grant Oatley | Oswald |
Tim Barlow | Old Pilgrim |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Julie Baines | Producer |
Paul Breuls | Producer |
Ben Gibson | Producer |
Judith Stanley-Smith | Producer |
Catherine Vandeleene | Producer |