Into great silence

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmOriginal language: English Subtitle language: French [Place of publication not identified] : Soda Pictures, 2006Description: 2 videodiscs (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • video disc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months - filming their daily prayers, tasks, rituals, and rare outdoor excursions.
List(s) this item appears in: Wellpark Film & Documentary
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Multimedia Multimedia ATU Wellpark Road Audio Visual 255.71 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J158217

Special features: Disc one: U.S. theatrical trailer ; Disc two: One hour of additional scenes, including a piece on the Carthusian's world-famous Chartreuse liqueur; "Night office:" a 53-minute video excerpt of the monk's nightly ritual of psalms, laudes and matins; "The Carthusians:" an extensive guide to the history, rules, architecture and paintings of the monasteries worldwide; stunning audio and photo galleries of the Grande Chartreuse; video statement by Cardinal Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture at the Vatican; making-of-dossier, with the shooting diary, behind-the-scenes footage and handwritten notes from the monks

The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months - filming their daily prayers, tasks, rituals, and rare outdoor excursions.

DVD

French with optional English subtitles

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