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Into Great Silence
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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.
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Philip Gröning

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
162 min
Release date:
4 Sep 2005
Country:
DE, CH
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 14 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
[Some] viewers are likely to consider this nearly three-hour, nearly soundless documentary as a chance to catch up on their sleep.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
29 Mar 2007
fresh:
On a philosophical level, Into Great Silence emphasizes the virtues of the ascetic life, returning again and again to the idea of giving away all possessions in order to become a true disciple.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
30 Mar 2007
fresh:
As a place to enter and meditate, Into Great Silence is imminently worthy, but as a documentary, it doesn't do enough to probe the meaning of the quotation Groning returns to repeatedly: "Oh Lord, you have seduced me, and I was seduced."
– Noel Murray,
AV Club,
5 Apr 2007
fresh:
A transcendental piece of filmmaking.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
27 Apr 2007
fresh:
This 2005 feature is demanding to say the least, but its pulse-slowing rhythms leave a real sense of peace.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
4 May 2007
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