1818 in the Münsterland: Innumerable pilgrims seeking comfort and consolation visit the bedside of Anna Katharina von Emmerich, a nun whose body bears marks of the holy wounds of Christ on her chest, forehead and hands. Clemens von Brentano, an artist in his prime, visits the nun′s sickbed as a simple "writer of the wonders of God" to take down her visions and beliefs. He believes himself to be in charge of his life as a devout Catholic. The former rake′s encounter with the charismatic nun proves fateful, however. For both of them.
as Clemens Brentano
as Anna Katharina Emmerick
as Pater Lambert
as Gertrud Emmerick
as Dr. Wesener
as Von Westenfeldt junior
as Baron von Westenfeldt
as Luise Hensel
as Bettina von Arnim
as Pfarrer von Dülmen
as Graf Stolberg
as Martha
