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 Into
Great Silence (German: 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 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. Gröning then came
alone to live at the monastery, where no visitors were ordinarily allowed,
for four and a half months starting in mid-March 2002. He filmed and recorded
the sound on his own, using no artificial light. Additional shooting of
the documentary took place in December and January; Gröning spent
a total of six months filming in the monastery and took about two and
a half years to edit the film before its release. The film has neither
commentary nor sound effects added, consisting only of images and sounds
of the rhythm of monastic life.
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. United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting listed
Into Great Silence as one of the best ten films of 2007. The Carthusian
monks themselves loved the film.
Awards
* Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Festival.
* European Film Awards 2006, Documentary - Prix Arte
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.
Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Great_Silence
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