Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth

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Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth is the stern yet compassionate convent superior in the film "Agnes of God," who grapples with questions of faith, guilt, and institutional responsibility.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Agnes of God
associatedTheme clash between faith and psychiatry
responsibility for tragedy
secrecy within religious institutions
basedOn stage play Agnes of God
centralThemeInvolvement faith
guilt
institutional responsibility
characterName Mother Miriam Ruth
characterTrait compassionate
stern
conflictType moral conflict
religious conflict
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
directorOfFilm Norman Jewison
filmReleaseYear 1985
genreContext psychological drama
religious drama
interactsWith Agnes
Dr. Martha Livingston
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeFunction authority figure in the convent
occupation convent superior
portrayedBy Anne Bancroft
protectiveOf Agnes
religiousOrder Catholic convent
religiousRole Mother Superior
screenwriterOfFilm John Pielmeier
setting convent

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Agnes of God characterPortrayed Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth