Mariette in Ecstasy (1996)
Mariette in Ecstasy (1996)
In this forceful study of religious passion an extraordinary spiritual experience is placed in the center of a deftly evoked natural world, namely, rural upstate New York just after the turn of the century. At summer's end, when she is 17, Mariette Baptiste, educated daughter of the local doctor, enters the cloistered convent of Our Lady of the Afflictions as a postulant. Her religious fervor, understated but determined, makes an impact on the small community of nuns whose days and nights are measured in a round of prayer and farm work changing only with the seasons. Their ordered life is disrupted, however, as Mariette begins to fall into a series of trances from which she awakens with stigmata, which heal as spontaneously as they appear. The feelings of skepticism, jealousy and adoration evoked in the nuns, Mariette's own response and that of the Mother Superior are delicately, indelibly presented.

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Cast

Geraldine O'Rawe Geraldine O'Rawe As: Mariette Baptiste
Alex Appel Alex Appel As: Sister Philomene
John Mahoney John Mahoney As: Dr. Claude Baptiste
Mary McDonnell Mary McDonnell As: Prioress
Cara Pifko Cara Pifko As: Sister Hermance
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Storyline

In this forceful study of religious passion an extraordinary spiritual experience is placed in the center of a deftly evoked natural world, namely, rural upstate New York just after the turn of the century. At summer's end, when she is 17, Mariette Baptiste, educated daughter of the local doctor, enters the cloistered convent of Our Lady of the Afflictions as a postulant. Her religious fervor, understated but determined, makes an impact on the small community of nuns whose days and nights are measured in a round of prayer and farm work changing only with the seasons. Their ordered life is disrupted, however, as Mariette begins to fall into a series of trances from which she awakens with stigmata, which heal as spontaneously as they appear. The feelings of skepticism, jealousy and adoration evoked in the nuns, Mariette's own response and that of the Mother Superior are delicately, indelibly presented.


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Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 04 July 1996

Country: US

Runtime: 101m

Company Credits

Company: Savoy Pictures, Price Entertainment

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Cast

Geraldine O'Rawe

Geraldine O'Rawe

Mariette Baptiste

Alex Appel

Alex Appel

Sister Philomene

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Dr. Claude Baptiste

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Prioress

Cara Pifko

Cara Pifko

Sister Hermance

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Mother Saint-Raphael

Nancy Beatty

Nancy Beatty

Sister

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Chaplan

Leigh Taylor-Young

Leigh Taylor-Young

Megan Banning

Megan Banning

Directed By

John Bailey

John Bailey

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

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Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Vicki Graef

Vicki Graef

Costume Design

Sound

Christopher Klatman

Christopher Klatman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Paul Sarossy

Paul Sarossy

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

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