Into Great Silence
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| Into Great Silence | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Philip Gröning |
| Music by | monks of the Grande Chartreuse |
| Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films |
| Release date(s) | 2005 UK 29.12.06 |
| Running time | 162 min. |
Into Great Silence (Die Große Stille) is a documentary film directed by Philip Gröning that was first released in 2005. It is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in a remote corner of the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). The film was made 16 years after the director first requested permission to make it. He lived at the monastery for six months, and filmed all alone; behind the walls no "outsider" had ever before been allowed to enter.
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[edit] Reception
The film has experienced generally laudatory reception, with 89% critics responding with positive reviews at T-metric section of Rotten Tomatoes and a "certified fresh" rating.[1] United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting listed Into Great Silence as one of the best ten films of 2007.[2]
[edit] Awards
- Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Festival.
- European Film Awards 2006, Documentary - Prix Arte
[edit] See also
- Hermit
- Monasticism
- Rule of Saint Benedict
- Cistercians (another monastic order which practices silence)
- Desert Fathers
- New Monasticism
- God: Sole Satisfier
[edit] References
- ^ Into Great Silence. Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Ten Best List for the Year 2007. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.
