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Oct 12, 2010 · Oct. 12, 2010. “Vision,” Margarethe von Trotta’s sympathetic imagining of the life of the 12th-century Benedictine nun Hildegard von Bingen, opens with a prologue that establishes a ...
- Stephen Holden
- Margarethe Von Trotta
Oct 13, 2010 · Beautifully filmed and suitably reverent, Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen examines the life of the 12th-century mystic and finds compelling modern parallels. Gifted writer, composer ...
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- Barbara Sukowa
- Margarethe Von Trotta
- ARD Degeto Film
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) stands out as one of the most visionary and incredibly gifted spiritual women of all time. She was an abbess and founder of a Benedictine religious community; a teacher and preacher; a composer of music and the creator of an avant-garde morality play; a poet and artist; an herbalist and pharmacist; and a sensitive recipient of God-sent visions with insights ...
VISION is very elegant and beautifully filmed. The photography, the acting and the music in VISION are all very good, but the plot is very episodic because it tries to cover the whole life of Hildegard. The dialogue is also much too long. Also, there’s a very strong Christian worldview in the movie, with many positive references to Jesus and ...
- Margarethe Von Trotta
- Barbara Sukowa
The film depicts Hildegard's diplomatic (sometime manipulative) skills to understand men and their vanities in order to found her own convent. It captures Hildegard’s love of happiness, mankind and their connectedness to faith. Vision made its European debut in 2009 and is being distributed in the U.S. by Zeitgeist Films [4] starting October ...
- Markus Zimmer
- Chris Heyne, Hildegard von Bingen
In Vision – from the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, German director Margarethe von Trotta tells the story of the famous 12th-century Benedictine nun who was known not only as a medieval visionary, but had a wide varierty of talents – including composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist and ecological activist.
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