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Title: Adaptation worth Seeing
Review: Agnes of God is an adaptation of the hit Broadway play from the 1970's. The film follows a two act structure, that alternates between scenes with Agnes and Mother Superior, and asides to the audience. The film tells the story of a court appointed psychiatrist that is assigned to investigate a suspect in a murder. The catch is that the murder occured inside a monastary and was committed by a youn nun named Agnes- that claims that she is pregnant through immaculate conception. The strongest part of the film was Jane Fonda's performance. The writing in the first act is very solid, and makes it clear that even though the psychiatrist is on an outward mission to discover teh truth about Agnes, the journey ends up beign about herself. The film loses some ground in the second act (which was a problem with the play as well). However, definetely an adaptation that is thought-provoking...in the same spirit as Oedipus Rex and Equus.
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