Many “Oscar”-grabbing films are based on stage plays, usually those with little bit of controversy or edginess. This formula, more often than not, reduces them to actors chewing scenery at the expense of anything else, which, at times, might hamper films that were supposed to be intriguing. This, to a certain degree, happened with *Agnes of God*, 1985 drama directed by Norman Jewison. Film is based on the play by Am…







