Filmvoorstelling Vision
Vision, from the life of Hildegard von Bingen
Margarethe von Trottas films are about strong women, usually in a significant political context. The biography of the 12th century abbess, mystic, composer, philosopher, botanist and linguist is perfect material for such a film. We see Hildegard, as a Benedictine nun, breaking free from patriarchal rule and founding her own convent on the Rupertsberg in Bingen, as well as the precariousness of her relationships with the other nuns. Vision shows the human face of one of the most fascinating women of the Middle Ages.