Into Great Silence
In 1984 filmmaker Philip Groning wrote to the Order of Carthusian Monks asking for permission to make a documentary about them. Sixteen years later they were ready. Filmed over six months with unprecedented access to the incredible Grand Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps, Groning has crafted a mesmerizingly poetic chronicle of monastic life - filming the monks as they go about their daily prayers, rituals and tasks. A uniquely transcendent experience of a world apart.
Year: 2005
Genre: Documentaries, General Docos, Spiritual & Philosophical
Country: France, Germany, Switzerland
Director: Philip Groning
Duration: 169 Minutes
Rating: G
7.4/10
Location in store: Documentary (Spiritual and Philosophical)
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