Into Great Silence
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“A meditation on life. A contemplation of time. Silence. Repetition. Rhythm.”
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 Director · Michael Busch Composer
United States release March 30, 2006 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland, France · Languages English, French, Latin, Polish
Production
Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion
Production
ARTE
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Bavaria Film
Production
Bavaria-Filmkunst Verleih
Production
Germany · Switzerland · France
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Languages
Original title
Die große Stille
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · French · Latin · Polish
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2005
Theatrical · Venice Film Festival
United States · March 30, 2006
Theatrical
South Korea
December 3, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
November 24, 2006 · Theatrical
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