Into Great Silence (2005)

Original title

Die große Stille

Directed by

Philip Gröning

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, France, Switzerland

Runtime

2h 47m

Rated

A

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows daily life in a French Alpine monastery for Carthusian monks. It observes their routines of prayer, work, and silence over many seasons.

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What happens

Into Great Silence (German: Die große Stille) is a 2005 documentary film directed by Philip Gröning. An international co-production between France, Switzerland, and Germany, it is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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