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Die grosse Stille

Germany / Switzerland, September 2005
FILM, Documentary, 162 min.

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directed by
Philip Gröning
Written by
Philip Gröning
Status
In distribution
Website
www.diegrossestille.de

For the first time ever, cameras are let into the Grande Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps, home to the legendary Carthusian Order. Life within monastery walls is one of continuous silence, repetition, and prayer.The film itself reflects the order’s austerity in its silent meditation on monastic life, with no music other than the monastery chants, no interviews, no commentary and no extra material. Days tick by and seasons change, and Die Grosse Stille imparts the feeling of a monastery by becoming one rather than simply depicting one. A film about total awareness and the men who devote their lifetimes to God in the purest form, contemplation.

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World Premiere
September 2005
Original Version
French (english/german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 162 min.
Production
Philip Gröning Filmproduktion, ventura film sa, ARTE G.E.I.E., Bayerischer Rundfunk, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
Producer
directed by
Philip Gröning
Written by
Philip Gröning
Cinemato­graphy
Philip Gröning
Editing
Philip Gröning
Location Sound Mix
Philip Gröning

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Bavaria Media GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: tba

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