EN - Enter the medieval world of Christine Carpenter, a visionary girl who is to become an Anchoress, a walled-in recluse, so that she can 'live in the Virgin's house forever'. Based on actual letters that were written about such an Anchoress in 1325, the film follows Christine as she awakens to her own sensuality and explores her own female, earth-based spirituality.

FR - Entrez dans le monde médiéval de Christine Carpenter, une femme visionnaire et future anachorète, une recluse emmurée, afin de pouvoir « vivre dans la maison de la Vierge pour toujours ». Basé sur des lettres écrites en 1325 par une anachorète, le film suit Christine dans son éveil à sa sensualité et son exploration de sa propre spiritualité féminine terrestre.

Info

Title Anchoress
Original title Anchoress
Original version English
Status Completed
Category Features
Year of production 1993

Credits

Cast Nathalie Morse, Gene Bervoets, Toyah Wilcox, Brenda Bertin, Michael Pas, Pete Postlethwaite, François Beukelaers, Jan Decleir
Screenplay Judith Stanley-Smith, Christine Watkins
Photography Michel Baudour
Editing Brad Thumin
Other

Art Director : Niek Kortekaas

Technical specs

Running time film 108’
Release format 35mm

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Last edited on 9 December 2011

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Director Chris Newby
Producer Paul Breuls