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.

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

It is a memorable, beautiful film.

Feb 17, 2015

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Nicolas Rapold

Film Comment Magazine

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.

Jul 1, 2013

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Tom Long

Detroit News

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

Rated: C-

Feb 3, 2011

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

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

Mar 4, 2021

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

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]

Rated: 7/10

Dec 16, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

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.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 5, 2019

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cees t

Surprisingly progressive and regressive.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Interesting and stoic film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/20

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Audience Member

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

very interesting and beautiful scenery

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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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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