Into Great Silence

Synopsis: The Grande Chartreuse, the mother house of the legendary Carthusian Order, is based in the French Alps. “Into Great Silence” will be the first film ever about life inside the Grande Chartreuse.

Silence. Repitition. Rhythm. The film is an austere, next to silent meditation on monastic life in a very pure form. No music except the chants in the monastery, no interviews, no commentaries, no extra material.

Changing of time, seasons, and the ever repeated elements of the day, of the prayer. A film to become a monastery, rather than depict one. A film about awareness, absolute presence, and the life of men who devoted their lifetimes to god in the purest form. Contemplation.
An object in time.

Awards: Best Documentary, Bavarian Film Awards 2005; Best Documentary, German Film Critics Award 2005; Special Jury Award, Sundance International Film Festival 2006; Best Documentary, Sao Paulo Film Festival 2006; Premio Flaiano Pescaro 2006

Showtime: 10 November 2006 (Friday) 7pm @ The National Museum. Tickets Cost $6, Free Sitting.

As part of the 10th German Film Festival
Official Website of Into Great Silence
Trailer with English Captions

-Jeremy