Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

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Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2010,

1h 50m,

Biography/

Drama

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Gifted writer, composer, herbalist and more, a Benedictine nun (Barbara Sukowa) works to expand the status and responsibilities of women within her order.

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Critics Consensus

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.

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John Anderson

America Magazine

Feb 17, 2015

It is a memorable, beautiful film.

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Nicolas Rapold

Film Comment Magazine

Jul 1, 2013

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Vision is didactic and a bit stilted-although to be fair, so are most mainstream biopics rehashing historical events more familiar than this one, which presents its subject as a rousing protofeminist.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Feb 3, 2011

C-

There was obviously much to this woman, yet somehow Visions feels curiously empty feeling.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Mar 4, 2021

Von Trotta's film is competently made, with impressive lighting and design.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Dec 16, 2020

7/10

As a religious drama, It captivates me when Von Trotta captures an austere, absorbing and very realistic portrait of the desire for female independence. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 5, 2019

3/4

A lovely and lyrical film, and thanks to some striking production design and cinematography, it is a period piece that doesn't feel like a period piece.

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Luke R

Mar 3, 2018

incredible film...must see for women of faith, feminists and history buffs

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Synopsis

Gifted writer, composer, herbalist and more, a Benedictine nun (Barbara Sukowa) works to expand the status and responsibilities of women within her order.

Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Producer: Markus Zimmer
Screenwriter: Margarethe von Trotta
Distributor: Zeitgeist
Production Co: Celluloid Dreams, ARD Degeto Film
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $431.9K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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