A unique, transcendent and transporting cinematic event
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
The monks of the monastery |
Director |
Philip Gröning |
Screenplay | Philip Gröning |
Music | Michael Busch, Philip Gröning |
Cinematography | Philip Gröning |
Editing | Philip Gröning |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2005 |
Produced by | A consortium of European companies |
Official Site | IMDB page
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople | 20 | |
BBC Matthew Leyland It sounds more like an endurance test than entertainment, yet this one-of-a-kind experience proves surprisingly immersive. | 15 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson ou might presume that an almost-three-hour, non-narrative documentary about the daily lives of brothers in a remote French monastery would have a limited appeal. Yet Into Great Silence's success with audiences -- it was a surprise hit in Germany and Italy -- suggests it's not hard to appreciate the film's gentle pace, mesmerizing imagery and subtle but rich panoply of sounds, as well as its insights about the human drive to lose the trappings of the world and assume a godlier disposition. | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 26 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 61 critics | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A meditative, deliberately paced doc capable of absorbing patient viewers into a whole different world. | 18 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 838 Netizens Monks who live in silence share their quiet world with us. | 14 | |
Average .. 80% | 16 |