Based on Hildegard von Bingen's life: Vision (2009)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995850/
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From: Jane Fitz-Gibbon <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 8:05:55 PM
Subject: Re: course on women, religion, film
Hi,
The films Doubt and Magdalene Sisters can provoke interesting discussion
Jane
On Feb 14, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Stefanie Knauss wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> I'm putting together the syllabus for a course on women and religion in film,
>and was wondering whether anybody of you had some ideas on films or secondary
>material on the topic.
> I was thinking of using films like Breaking the Waves or Pope Joan, trying to
>work out which roles (active/passive, victim, seductress, priest etc.) women are
>given in films and how that relates to the actual situation in religions (I'll
>have to limit myself to Christianity, with some hints on Judaism and Islam).
> I'll happy to share the material with the list.
> Best,
> Stefanie
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