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Not being a Hildegard scholar, I have no idea how closely the film's
portrayal of her as a frustrated lesbian might reflect "historical
verisimilitude" but my gut reaction was sceptical.
Cheers,
Jim
On 19/03/2011 7:54 AM, Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote:
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