Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (2009)

The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run ... See full summary »

Director:

Margarethe von Trotta

Writer:

Margarethe von Trotta (screenplay)

Stars:

Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barbara Sukowa	...	Hildegard von Bingen
Heino Ferch	...	Mönch Volmar
Hannah Herzsprung	...	Richardis von Stade
Lena Stolze	...	Jutta
Gerald Alexander Held	...	Abt Kuno (as Alexander Held)
Sunnyi Melles	...	Richardis' Mother
Paula Kalenberg	...	Klara
Devid Striesow	...	Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa
Annemarie Düringer	...	Äbtissin Tengwich
Mareile Blendl	...	Jutta von Sponheim
Christoph Luser	...	Hartwig von Bremen
Salome Kammer	...	Sängerin
Wolfgang Pregler	...	Bischof von Mainz
Joseph von Westphalen	...	Bernhard von Clairvaux
Stella Holzapfel	...	Hildegard (8 jahre)

Storyline

The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run counter to the patriarchal world around her. The monks and nuns at the convent become a kind of family, offering both confidants and enemies. For example Jutta, struggling with her jealousy of Hildegard's success, and the young Richardis who worships Hildegard both as an intellectual role model and a mother figure.

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Plot Keywords:

nun | convent | german | jealousy | monk | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Zeitgiest Films [us]

Country:

Germany France

Language:

German Latin

Release Date:

24 September 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard Von Bingen

Filming Locations:

Kloster Eberbach, Eltville Am Rhein, Hessen, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARD Degeto Film, Celluloid Dreams, Clasart Film + TV Produktions GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In church the language at the time of Hildegard was Latin. The priests/monks would have spoken everything in Latin.

User Reviews

As expected

Independent German film was for decades the mainstay of the European cinematography. Brave, original thinking and the courage of the expression made it a breath of fresh air for the movie lovers. Unfortunately these days are long gone. Almost everybody tries so hard to be hip and Hollywoodlike. If we explode few things and simplify the plot for every simpleton, how can we miss? Well, we miss time and time again. The eternal beauty of filmmaking is about trying and having an idea, and a story to tell. It seems that there are no stories left to tell, or there are no people left who like the stories to be told to them." Vision" is a strange, unfinished movie, but it is an honest attempt to feel and think, and that is all one needs in this art form.