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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71%

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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.

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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Jul 4, 2020

Interesting and stoic film.

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Mar 3, 2018

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

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Apr 30, 2013

From what I have read about Hildegard von Bingen, she was a true visionary in her time. I was really looking forward to this film and learning more about her. While it is superbly acted, the film was surprisingly hollow. There seemed to be so much missing that would have given a better depth to the main character. A real letdown.

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Jul 29, 2012

very interesting and beautiful scenery

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May 28, 2012

Very complicated movie. Good to learn about the live if this composer. For many years I have listen her compositions.

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Mar 28, 2012

Hildegard von Bingen was a fascinating woman, and this movie shows some of her character, but of course this is life is little more than fiction with some biographic facts -- but it does have some of her music.

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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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