The Midwife's Tale
14/02/1995
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.
Movie Information
Stacey Havener
as Lady Eleanor
Gayle Cohen
as Gwenyth
Carla Milford
as Emma
Anthony Shaw Abaté
as Lord William
Ben Prager
as Father Sumnor
Mitchell Anderson
as Sir Giles
Antonia Kitto
as Morgan
Kathleen Turco-Lyon
as Gwen's Voice / Narrator
Delbert Spain
as Physician
Jeanne Bascom
as The Old Midwife
Keith Green
as Sir Palamon
Heather Newville
as Young Eleanor
Paul W. Lancraft
as The Inquisitor
Amy Resnick
as Ellen's Voice
Mark Lawrence
as Guard
Megan Siler
as Woman in Labor / Apothecary Vendor / Hanging Procession
Michele Jordan
as Gwenyth's Patient / Hanging Procession
Gail Bennet
as Eleanor's Mother
