Anchoress Movie Review 1993

Young Christine (Morse) is a 14th-century woman who decides to devote her life to the Virgin Mary after seeing visions. The local priest (Eccleston) encourages the girl to become an anchoress--a walled-in recluse--whose blessings are asked for by pilgrims. The priest treats Christine as a religious trophy, conveying power on himself, while she slowly realizes she's escaped the outside world only to trade one sort of bondage for another. Based on the true story of the Anchoress of Shere. Stylized images heighten the sense of otherworldliness.

Distribution

International Film Circuit, Inc., Planet Pictures, Inc., 54 West 21st St. 903, New York, NY 10010, Phone: (212)691-0770, Fax: (212)691-6812, Email: ifcplanet@aol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Religion

Screenplay

Judith Stanley-Smith, Christine Watkins

Cast

Natalie Morse, Christopher Eccleston, Gene Bervoets, Toyah Willcox, Pete Postlethwaite

Cinematography

Michel Baudour

Director

Chris Newby

Producer

Ben Gibson, Paul Breuls