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Philip Gröning (writer)
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Release Date:
10 November 2005 (Germany) See more »
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A unique, transcendent and transporting cinematic event
Plot:
An examination of life inside the Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the reclusive Carthusian Order in France. | Full synopsis »
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6 wins & 3 nominations See more »
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Monks who live in silence share their quiet world with us. See more (46 total) »

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Also Known As:
"Die große Stille" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
169 min | Canada:164 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Intertitle Card (repeated line):Anyone who does not give up all he has cannot be my disciple.See more »

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66 out of 71 people found the following review useful.
Monks who live in silence share their quiet world with us., 11 February 2006
Author: enorvind from Norway, Mexico, New York

A sensitive and deeply moving film. We follow the life in silence of the monks in the Grande Chartreuse Monastery in the French Alps. Only once a week are the monks aloud to talk when they go for a walk in the woods or glide in the snow during winter. The photography is magnificent as the camera respectfully observes the monks quiet life of prayer and daily tasks. At certain intervals we see close-up of the monks whose faces impact us by simply being present. During two hours we become part of the monastery, the routines and the beauty of the mountains that surround us. After seeing fifty films at the Sundance Film Festival, this is the film that has stayed with me. The filmmaker waited 16 years before he got permission to shoot in the monastery and it was well worth waiting.

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