Into Great Silence · 2005 ·
“A meditation on life. A contemplation of time. Silence. Repetition. Rhythm.”
Movie Details
Production information
10 fields
Released
2005-09-04
Runtime
162 min
Genre
Documentary
Director
Philip Gröning
Writer
Philip Gröning
Country
Germany, Switzerland, France
Language
French, Latin
Original Title
Die große Stille
Status
Released
Production
Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion, ARTE, Bavaria Film, Bavaria-Filmkunst Verleih
Storyline
An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). The idea for the film was proposed to the monks in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about it. The Carthusians finally contacted Gröning 16 years later to say they were now willing to permit Gröning to shoot the movie, if he was still interested.
