Vision - from the life of Hildegard von Bingen
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| Original title | Vision - from the life of Hildegard von Bingen |
| Country of production | Germany , France |
| original language | German , Latin |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Margarethe von Trotta |
| script | Margarethe von Trotta |
| production | Markus Zimmer |
| music |
Christian Heyne , Hildegard von Bingen |
| camera | Axel Block |
| cut | Corina Dietz |
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Vision - From the life of Hildegard von Bingen is a German historical film from 2009 that depicts the life of Hildegard von Bingen .
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At the age of eight, Hildegard was handed over to the Disibodenberg monastery by her parents, as was customary at the time ; there she is educated by the famous Magistra Jutta von Sponheim and instructed in medicine and herbal medicine. When Jutta dies, she finally becomes the new Magistra of the Inclusorium and henceforth teaches the new nuns in theology , medicine and botany . One day she confesses to the monk Volmar that she had experienced religious visions; he immediately reports to the abbot, who finally informs the bishop of Mainz. A commission should then check the correctness of the visions, but rejects this. Only the Pope himself can judge it. Hildegard then turned directly to Bernhard von Clairvaux , the most respected theologian of his time. The latter is delighted with her visions and obtains confirmation from the Pope; Hildegard is now allowed to write down and publish her visions.
When the daughter of the Margravine von Stade, Richardis, wanted to enter the monastery, she was initially skeptical, but accepted her because of her literary talent. Over time, a deep friendship developed between the two. When Hildegard decides to leave the monastery with her nuns and to found her own convent, she encounters fierce opposition from the abbot. Only when Richardis' mother, the Margravine von Stade, intervened personally with the Archbishop of Mainz , was she finally granted permission. She then founds a new monastery on the Rupertsberg and becomes its abbess. Volmar, with whom she also maintains a close friendship, receives permission to become his provost . When Richardis is chosen by her brother Hartwig , the archbishop of Bremen , to become the abbess of another monastery, Hildegard is deeply affected. After initial resistance, she finally complies with the order and Richardis leaves the monastery. A few months later, she found out that Richardis had died, then fell seriously ill and fell into a coma. After a long recovery period, she wakes up again and decides to go on preaching trips with Volmar.
Awards
Barbara Sukowa received the Bavarian Film Prize 2009 for best actress for her performance in this film . Supporting actress Hannah Herzsprung and Ursula Welter's costumes were nominated for the German Film Prize. The film received the rating valuable from the German Film Evaluation Center FBW in Wiesbaden.
Reviews
“Barbara Sukowa takes on her role, knows how to shine despite the nun's costume, to make the charisma of Bingens visible. While the filmmaker staged inconspicuously and calmly. "
“VISION is a successful portrait of a woman who finds a language and an acting gesture with which the pious Hildegard, who lived a thousand years ago, is portrayed as vital and" body-friendly ", as a learned monastery chief, strong negotiator and tactician. VISION hardly recounts the barbaric clichés of our image of the Middle Ages, but rather presents an exemplary counter-model, an incarnation of emotional intelligence, as envisioned by contemporary psychology. "
"Barbara Sukowa ... delivers a brilliant performance in the title role."
“Another time after" Rosa Luxemburg ", Barbara Sukowa, under the direction of Margarethe von Trotta, masterfully embodies an outstanding female figure in history. The portrait is particularly convincing in its quiet, clear moments, in which Hildegard's work is particularly vividly expressed. Here, the director succeeds in creating impressive images that, in their strict composition, perfectly match the theme. "
DVD output
The DVD version of the film, released in 2010, contains a booklet with a little herbal medicine according to Hildegard von Bingen, which was created in collaboration with the medical historian Johannes Gottfried Mayer from the University of Würzburg . The medicinal plants alant, horehound, comfrey, spelled, fennel, ginger, lemon balm, marigold, sage and liquorice are treated in brief .
See also
- Vision trilogy ( Liber Scivias , Liber vitae meritorum and De operatione Dei )
Web links
- Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen in the Internet Movie Database (English)