Into Great Silence / Die Große Stille (Clip)

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. Gröning then came alone to live at the monastery, where no visitors were ordinarily allowed, for four and a half months starting in mid-March 2002. He filmed and recorded the sound on his own, using no artificial light. Additional shooting of the documentary took place in December and January; Gröning spent a total of six months filming in the monastery and took about two and a half years to edit the film before its release. The film has neither commentary nor sound effects added, consisting only of images and sounds of the rhythm of monastic life.

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[namnhan2003]

I saw this film ... very beautiful, interesting and mediative...a real treat and relaxing the tired soul...I like this film very much but i can understand for someone, it could be boring and long.

[nijjhar1]

I can bet that these Monks have no idea in whose name John, the Baptist, Angel of Israel baptised Jewish men in water? Why He did not baptise a woman or a Gentile?

These are blind guides leading the blind to Pit. Prayer counted in the Old Covenant when the demiurge creator god Yahweh could not listen but our Father is Omniscient. Then why waste time in Prayers and not ponder over His Word? The End of the world is around the corner. Matt.13.v24-30 is being fulfilled. Second coming of Christ...

[dercobo]

Gott läßt keine Menschen erblinden.

[AureusVenerabilis]

Ich habe diesen Clip sehr lange gesucht, es ist die schönste Passage von dem ganzen Film... Danke.

[cunjoz]

@daisyplants

thank you :)

[cunjoz]

does anyone know out of what material their habit is made?

[pomuchelskopp]

wo ist der rest geblieben?...der film stand mal im netz

[spatz2fly]

Weiser Mann, wenn er sagt:"Schade das die Welt den Sinn für Gott verloren hat, sie haben in ihrem Leben keinen Sinn mehr".

[korea535]

ich wollte auch so leben