Into Great Silence

A unique, transcendent and transporting cinematic event


Into Great Silence
The Grande Chartreuse, the mother house of the legendary Carthusian Order, is based in the French Alps. This documentary is the first film ever about life inside the Grande Chartreuse. Silence. Repitition. Rhythm. The film is an austere, next-to-silent meditation on monastic life in a very pure form. No music except the chants in the monastery, no interviews, no commentaries, no extra material. A film about awareness, absolute presence, and the life of men who devoted their lifetimes to God in the purest form.

162 minutes.
All ages.
Documentary, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
The monks of the monastery
Director
Philip Gröning
ScreenplayPhilip Gröning
MusicMichael Busch, Philip Gröning
CinematographyPhilip Gröning
EditingPhilip Gröning
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2005
Produced byA consortium of European companies

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith
15
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople
20
BBC
Matthew Leyland quote icon It sounds more like an endurance test than entertainment, yet this one-of-a-kind experience proves surprisingly immersive.
15
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson quote iconou 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 quote iconA meditative, deliberately paced doc capable of absorbing patient viewers into a whole different world.
18

What the People say

Internet
838 Netizens quote iconMonks who live in silence share their quiet world with us.
14

Average .. 80%

16

Trailer






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