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Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH.
Clasart Films.
ARD Degeto (Firm).
Celluloid Dreams (Firm)
Tele-München.
Concorde Home Entertainment.
Zeitgeist Films.
Kloiber, Herbert G.
Attaway, Shannon.
Zimmer, Markus, 1966-
Trotta, Margarethe von.
Sukowa, Barbara, 1950-
Ferch, Heino, 1963-
Herzsprung, Hannah.
Held, Alexander, 1958-
Stolze, Lena, 1956-
Melles von Rohonczy, Sunnyi.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Christian women saints -- Germany -- Drama.
Benedictine nuns -- Germany -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Biographical films.
Biographical television programs.
Historical films.
Historical television programs.
Hildegard,Saint,1098-1179 -- Drama.
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| Language: |
German |
| Publisher: |
[New York] : Zeitgeist Films, c2011. |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 foldout booklet. |
| Notes: |
Foldout booklet includes an interview with the director and a timeline of Hildegard von Bingen's life. |
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Originally released as a German motion picture in 2009. |
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Not rated. |
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Special features: documentary Vision at Telluride (Margarethe von Trotta film festival tribute and Q&A, with Annette Insdorf and Barbara Sukowa; Margarethe von Trotta interview, with Gary Giddins) ; a conversation at the Goethe Institut, New York, with von Trotta and writer Robert Boyers; original U.S. theatrical trailer; booklet (8 p., folded ; col. ill.) with content notes, a timeline, and interviews with Margarethe von Trotta and Barbara Sukowa in English inserted in container. |
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Barbara Sukowa (Hildegard von Bingen) ; Heino Ferch (Mönch Volmar) ; Hanna Herzsprung ( Richardis von Stade) ; Alexander Held (Abt Kuno) ; Lena Stolze (Jutta) ; Sunnyi Melles (Richardis' Mother). |
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DVD; NTSC, region 1; aspect ratio: 2:35:1; stereo sound. |
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In German ; with optional English subtitles. |
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Camera, Axel Block ; editing, Corina Dietz ; music, Chris Heyne. |
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| Summary: |
The story of Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine nun, who was one of the first women to preach and interpret Biblical scripture. |