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  1. 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 Shere, Surrey, in southern England, in 1329.

  2. In 14th-century England, peasant girl Christine Carpenter is so attracted to a statue of the Virgin Mary that the local priest (who lusts after her) suggests that she be walled up in the church as an anchoress, a holy woman with the responsibility of blessings the villagers.

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    • Drama
    • Chris Newby
    • 1995-05
  3. In 14th-century England, peasant girl Christine Carpenter is so attracted to a statue of the Virgin Mary that the local priest (who lusts after her) suggests that she be walled up in the church as an anchoress, a holy woman with the responsibility of blessings the villagers.

  4. Anchoress - watch online: streaming, buy or rent. You can buy "Anchoress" on Apple TV as download or rent it on BFI Player, Apple TV online. Synopsis. Enter the medieval world of Christine Carpenter, a visionary girl who is to become an Anchoress (walled-in recluse) so that she can "live in the Virgin's house forever."

    • Chris Newby
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  5. May 12, 1995 · Chris Newby's "Anchoress," a film set in the Middle Ages, plays slyly with that notion in its story of a young woman who chooses to be walled up for the rest of her life.

  6. Anchoress (1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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  8. Anchoress 1993 1h 46m Drama List Reviews 77% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Passion for the Virgin Mary leads a young woman (Natalie Morse) to become a walled-in recluse at her 14th-century church.

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