Vision: From the Life of Hildegaard von Bingen
+ director introduction
UK PREMIERE
Filmmaker: Margarethe von Trotta
Supported by Verso and the Goethe Institut-London
Germany / 2009 / 111 min / Starring Barbara Sukowa
ICA Cinema 1, Thu 10 March 6.15pm
Inspiring portrait of the 12th century feminist nun
'I'll be the first woman,' says Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th-century Benedictine who proclaimed her right to preach the gospel.
Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, physician, poet, scientist and ecological activist – her revolutionary humanism laid a path for European women out of the darkness and into the era of science and enlightenment. Inspirational and visionary, Hildegard (1098-1179) is the perfect subject for German powerhouse Margarethe von Trotte's latest project, starring celebrated actress and regular collaborator Barbara Sukowa.
Unfortunately, Margarethe von Trotta can no longer join us in person, but the screening will be followed by an exclusive filmed introduction by the filmmaker about Vision.
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Filmmaker Focus: Margarethe von Trotta
A leading force of Germany's New Wave and the country's pre-eminent director of the 20th century, von Trotta won top international awards in each of the last four decades. Beginning her career as an actress in films by Fassbinder and Schlondorff (among others), her work as a director includes The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (German Film Award – Gold, 1976), The German Sisters (Venice Golden Lion, 1981), Friends and Husbands (Berlin Golden Bear nominee & OCIC Award, 1983), The Long Silence (Montreal Jury and Audience Prizes, 1993) and Rosenstrasse (Venice UNICEF Award, 2003).
This special filmmaker focus is supported by the Goethe-Institut London and in association with Verso (VersoBooks.com) to celebrate the publication of The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg, inaugurating Verso's major new translation project The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg.