Into Great Silence
Into Great Silence | |
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Directed by | Philip Gröning |
Written by | Philip Gröning |
Produced by | Philip Gröning |
Music by | monks of the Grande Chartreuse |
Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
Countries | France Switzerland Germany |
Languages | French Latin |
Into Great Silence (
Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains
).
Production
Gröning proposed the idea for the film to the monks in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about it. They responded to him 16 years later to say they were willing to permit him to shoot the movie if he was still interested. Gröning then came alone to live at the monastery, and to stay in the
artificial light
.
Afterwards, he spent two and a half years editing the film. The final cut contains neither spoken commentary nor added sound effects. It consists of images and sounds that depict the rhythm of monastic life, with occasional intertitles displaying selections from
Holy Scripture.[1]
Reception
The film has experienced a generally positive reception, with 89% of critics on
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting listed Into Great Silence as one of the best ten films of 2007.[3] The Carthusian monks themselves loved the film.[1]
Awards
- Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Festival.
- European Film Awards 2006, Documentary - Prix Arte
- Bavarian Film Award best documentary film, 2006
- Film Award of the German Association of Film Critics, best documentary film, 2006
- Film Award of the German Film Critics, best documentary film, 2006
- Film Award German Camera, best camera in a documentary film, 2006
- Jury Film Award for the best documentary film in the international festival contest of São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro
- International Ennio Flaiano Award of Pescara in Italy for best camera and best film
See also
References
- ^ a b Steven D. Greydanus. Into Great Silence. Written for Catholic World Report. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Into Great Silence. Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Ten Best List for the Year 2007. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.
External links
- Into Great Silence at IMDb
- Into Great Silence at AllMovie
- Official web page
- Slant Magazine Film Review by Keith Uhlich
- U.S. distributor: Zeitgeist films - includes 12 page press kit, downloadable