Into Great Silence

Name: Into Great Silence
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-09-04
Duration: 162 min

A meditation on life. A contemplation of time. Silence. Repetition. Rhythm.

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9/4/2005

Runtime

162 mins

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Documentary

Overview

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.

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Released

Original Language

German

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A patient, almost liturgical immersion into the rhythms of monastic life, where silence and repetition become their own form of eloquence. The film moves at the pace of prayer itself, asking you to surrender to its contemplative temporality.