The great silence observed by some christian monks and nuns after compline. For related resources and a discussion guide visit influence film clubs into great silence page. Popular videos into great silence into great silence topic. Rent into great silence 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd. Not for the men that chose to go to the grand chartreuse monastery, but for how long, how slow, and how incredibly uninteresting this film was. Over 20 years before the film s release, german director philip groening applied for permission to film at the carthusian monastery of grande. The great silence, a film western by sergio corbucci. Groning spent six months living with the monks of the eremitical carthusian order at the grand chartreuse charterhouse, or monastery, in the french alps.
The idea for the film was proposed to the monks in 1984, but the carthusians said they wanted time to think about it. Nestled deep in the postcardperfect french alps, the grande chartreuse is considered one of the world s most. Watch into great silence full movie in hd visit into great silence german. Into great silence is more a sleep aid than a documentary. Painstakingly restored by the bfi, you can now see it on dvd with the addition of a new soundtrack from simon fisher turner. Dec 31, 2006 the result is the 164minute into great silence, a meditation on lives given over to poverty, prayer and solitude. Into great silence is an intimate portrayal of the life of the monks who live within the grande chartreuse, the head monastery of the carthusian order. Philip groning, 2005 documents daily life in the ascetic grande chartreuse monastery, nestled in the french alps north of grenoble. In this contemplative documentary from filmmaker philip groning, the grande chartreuse monastery opens its doors to the public for the first time since being founded by st.
An italianfrench coproduction, the film stars jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, vonetta mcgee in her film debut and frank wolff, with luigi pistilli, mario brega, marisa merlini and carlo dangelo in supporting roles. Into great silence the 2005 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. In fact, it is what makes the story so poignant and enlightening. The result is the 164minute into great silence, a meditation on lives given over to poverty, prayer and solitude. The subject matter, chronicling the carthusian monks at the grande chartreuse monastery in france, dissolves into a charming and poetic cinema of light, shadows and above all, simplicity.
It is a literal going into great silence yet the lack of dialogue and sound is not a bad thing. It is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of carthusian monks of the grande chartreuse, a monastery high in the french alps chartreuse mountains. Feb 21, 2007 popular videos into great silence into great silence topic. The into great silence viewer is a silent observer of the monks and their very quiet way of life. Rent into great silence 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The tone remains precise and consistent, but these moments navigate into great silence to a state of both enlivened permanence and vibrant grace. Into great silence is an amazingly lyrical film that goes some way to recognising the deep inner need within every human heart for. Monk praying and eating scene or clip sep 4, 2005 1.
Monks of the grande chartreuse into great silence album. It is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of carthusian monks of the grande chartreuse, high in the french alps chartreuse mountains. Sublime to its very hushed core, into great silence does take some getting used to, specifically because the monks hardly utter a word. A meditative, deliberately paced doc capable of absorbing patient viewers into a whole different world.
Into great silence, dvd, dolby, subtitled, drama, foreignfrench, 795975109437. Groning spent six months living with the monks of the eremitical carthusian order at the grand chartreuse charterhouse, or. I was compelled to see such a daring feat of minimalism. Nestled deep in the postcardperfect french alps, the grande chartreuse is considered one of the worlds most ascetic monasteries. An examination of life inside the grande chartreuse, the head monastery of the reclusive carthusian order in france. Without music and narration, you feel like youre there in the room, quietly watching as an apprentice would watch a master craftsman. Book of inner knowing which is a free 2 pdf download at newmessage. Into great silence is an amazingly lyrical film that goes some way to recognising the deep inner need within every human heart for acceptance and belonging. Almost three hours long, no script, no score, no commentary. Into great silence 2005 full movie download full hd. This film has much to say to everyone, religious, agnostic or atheist, if you have the patience and a quiet evening. Watch into great silence 2005 on netflix in ireland.
Il grande silenzio is a 1968 revisionist spaghetti western film directed and cowritten by sergio corbucci. Either way, philip gronings extraordinary new documentary into great silence, about carthusian monks living in a charterhouse in the french alps, beautifully bucks the trend of so many recent documentaries. At once eerie, picaresque, evocative, and utterly alien to the reality most viewers inhabit, into great silence is a daring and breathtakingly constructed documentary dream. Read the into great silence movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The trailer for into great silence which will make its premiere at the 2010 hot docs canadian international documentary festival into great silence is the first film ever made chronicling life inside the grande chartreuse, nestled deep in the stunning french alps. Into great silence is an odyssey, or perhaps a pilgrimage, into a world of such silence. Into great silence 2005 letterboxd social film discovery. Into great silence by philip groning philip groning, the. I think a more appropriate title wouldve been into great boredom. This study of the grande chartreuse monastery follows the daily activities of the resident monks, whose silence is broken only by prayer and song. All things considered, gronings greatest gift might be illustrating how silence can polarize so many of us yet create solace for a distinct few. Into great silence 2007 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The film has a score by ennio morricone and star jeanlouis trintignant as silence, a mute gunfighter with a grudge against bounty hunters, a group of outlawed mormons and a woman support attempts to avenge her husband one of the outlaws.
Philip groning he traveled extensively through south america and studied medicine and psychology before turning to filmmaking in 1982, when he signed up for studies at the munich film school hff. Into great silence, a 2005 documentary film by philip groning, named for the above. Even the deepest, most intense of silences can be penetrated by the pure, spiritual power of prayer. Jun 17, 2007 into great silence is surely one of the bravest films ever made. Into great silence into great silence johnson, william 20071001 00. Into great silence unfolds with its own gentle, unforced rhythms, designed, as german filmmaker philip groning has said, to be less a documentary than a meditation. Into great silence is surely one of the bravest films ever made. Into great silence is a documentary film directed by philip groning that was released in 2005. Watch into great silence full movie in hd visit movie 11225 into great silence german. Production and distribution 2 foreign production companies. A tranquil contemplation about the possibility of transcendence for all. This transcendent, closely observed film seeks to embody a. Some folks will call it meditative, others will call it slow.
Apr 19, 2016 the into great silence viewer is a silent observer of the monks and their very quiet way of life. Philip gronings into great silence is pure cinema at its purest and most exalted. One of the most mesmerizing and poetic chronicles of spirituality ever created, into great silence dissolves the border between screen and audience with a total immersion into the hush of monastic life. Into great silence 2005 full movie download full hd youtube. Its an experience from within a repetitive, spiritual existence, rather than an.
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