The Midwife's Tale (1995)
Overview
A young girl, the daughter of a lesbian couple, lies peacefully abed listening to one of her mothers reading her a bedtime story. The off-beat tale she hears is set in medieval times and chronicles the exploits of poor Lady Eleanor, an independent, free-spirited young aristocrat who would much rather spend her time riding and being outdoors than staying cloistered inside tending to needlework. Still she is a dutiful daughter and reluctantly abides by her late father's wish that she marry Lord William. William knows that he is not her dream lover, but he is patient and eventually she gets pregnant. Eleanor is terrified, for her mother lost her life and the life of her baby giving birth. Not wanting to suffer the same fate, she sneakily tries to engage the local midwife to come and abort the fetus. Unfortunately, the midwife has been accused of sorcery by the local priests and has been sentenced to die. Fortunately, young Gwenyth, a new midwife shows up.
Overview
A young girl, the daughter of a lesbian couple, lies peacefully abed listening to one of her mothers reading her a bedtime story. The off-beat tale she hears is set in medieval times and chronicles the exploits of poor Lady Eleanor, an independent, free-spirited young aristocrat who would much rather spend her time riding and being outdoors than staying cloistered inside tending to needlework. Still she is a dutiful daughter and reluctantly abides by her late father's wish that she marry Lord William. William knows that he is not her dream lover, but he is patient and eventually she gets pregnant. Eleanor is terrified, for her mother lost her life and the life of her baby giving birth. Not wanting to suffer the same fate, she sneakily tries to engage the local midwife to come and abort the fetus. Unfortunately, the midwife has been accused of sorcery by the local priests and has been sentenced to die. Fortunately, young Gwenyth, a new midwife shows up.
Release Date
February 14, 1995
Rating
Runtime
1h 15m
Stacey Havener
Lady Eleanor
Gayle Cohen
Gwenyth
Carla Milford
Emma
Anthony Shaw Abaté
Lord William
Ben Prager
Father Sumnor
Mitchell Anderson
Sir Giles
Antonia Kitto
Morgan
Kathleen Turco-Lyon
Gwen's Voice / Narrator
Delbert Spain
Physician
Jeanne Bascom
The Old Midwife
Keith Green
Sir Palamon
Heather Newville
Young Eleanor
Paul W. Lancraft
The Inquisitor
Amy Resnick
Ellen's Voice
Mark Lawrence
Guard
Megan Siler
Woman in Labor / Apothecary Vendor / Hanging Procession
Michele Jordan
Gwenyth's Patient / Hanging Procession
Gail Bennet
Eleanor's Mother
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