Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic68/100
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Margarethe von TrottaDirector
- Margarethe von TrottaScreenplay
- Hildegard von BingenOriginal Music Composer
- Christian HeyneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barbara SukowaHildegard von Bingen
- Heino FerchMönch Volmar
- Hannah HerzsprungRichardis von Stade
- Devid StriesowKaiser Friedrich Barbarossa
- Sunnyi MellesMarkgräfin von Stade
- Lena StolzeSchwester Jutta
- Paula KalenbergSchwester Klara
- Annemarie DüringerÄbtissin Tengwich
- Katinka AubergerNonne Bertha
- Joseph von WestphalenBernhard von Clairvaux
- Susanne von MedveyNonne Barbara
- Dagmar SachseNonne Gerhild
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Themes
christianitysaintnunhoodwoman directorchristian film