Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)
Starring Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist and ecological activist.
Runtime: 110 min.
Rating: 6.1
DVD
Languages: Deutsch
Countries: France,Germany
Genres: Drama
Keywords: independent film,nunhood,woman director
Cast
Hildegard von Bingen
Mönch Volmar
Richardis von Stade
Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa
Markgräfin von Stade
Schwester Jutta
Schwester Klara
Äbtissin Tengwich
Nonne Bertha
Bernhard von Clairvaux
Nonne Barbara
Nonne Gerhild
Baumeister
Mönch 1
kranker Mann
Abt Kuno
Bischof von Mainz