Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen is a German - French historical film from 2009, which is the Life of Hildegard von Bingen.

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At eight, Hildegard is handed over by their parents, as was customary, in the monastery Disibodenberg; there she is educated by the famous Master of Jutta von Sponheim, and trained in medicine and herbology. When Jutta dies, she eventually becomes the new Master of the Inklusorium and shall henceforth the newly joined nuns in theology, medicine and botany. One day, she confesses the monk Volmar that they have experienced religious visions; this reported immediately to the abbot, who finally informed the Pope. A papal commission should then verify the accuracy of the visions, the rejects, however. Only the Pope himself could judge. Thereupon Hildegard used directly to Bernard of Clairvaux, the most respected theologians of his time. This is gratified by their visions and obtained from the Pope the confirmation; Hildegard entitles him to write and publish their visions. As the daughter of the Countess of Stade, Richardis, wants to enter the convent, she was skeptical at first, but she still takes on the basis of their literary talent, over time then develops between the two, a deep friendship. When Hildegard decides with her ​​nuns to leave the convent and to start their own convent, she meets strong resistance of the abbot. Only when Richardis ' mother, the Countess of Stade, personally intervened with the Archbishop of Mainz, you will eventually granted the authorization. It is based then on the Rupertsberg a new convent, whose abbess she is. Wolmar, with whom she also maintained a close friendship, receives permission to become its dean. As Richardis to be by her brother Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen, is destined to the abbess of another monastery, Hildegard is deeply affected. After initial resistance, she finally fits in the arrangement, and Richardis leaves the monastery. A few months later she learns that Richardis had died, then she fell seriously ill and falls into a coma. After a long recovery time, she woke up and decided to go with Volmar on preaching tours.

Awards

Barbara Sukowa received for her performance in this film, the Bavarian Film Award 2009 for Best Actress. Supporting Actress Hannah heart leap and the costumes by Ursula Welter were nominated for the German Film Prize.

Reviews

" Barbara Sukowa goes on in their role, knows how to shine despite nun's habit to make the charisma of Bingen visible. While the filmmaker staged unobtrusive and quiet. "

"VISION is a successful woman portrait, which is a language and a spectacle gesture with which the pious Hildegard, who lived a thousand years ago, as a vital and " body- friendly ", as taught monastery head, strong negotiator and tactician is presented. So VISION hardly tells the barbarian clichés of our medieval image after, but illustrates an exemplary counter-model, an incarnation of emotional intelligence on how they envision the contemporary psychology. "

" Barbara Sukowa ... supplies in the title role, a tour de force. "

" One more time for" Rosa Luxembourg "embodies Barbara Sukowa directed by Margarethe von Trotta masterly a prominent female figure in history. The Portrait especially convincing in his quiet, clear moments in which the work of Hildegard particularly clearly expressed. Here the director to capture wonderful images that best meet their strict composition on the topic. "

DVD release

The 2010 released DVD edition of the film includes a booklet with a small herbal medicine by Hildegard of Bingen, which was created in collaboration with the medical historian Johannes Gottfried Mayer of the University of Würzburg. Be treated in a short form of the medicinal plants elecampane, horehound, comfrey, spelled, fennel, ginger, lemon balm, marigold, sage and licorice.

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