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I guess that maybe I should have posted this in the miscellaneous forum, but that forum is a little too random for this sort of thing...so.....
Into Great Silence is a 2005 documentary on the life of the Carthusians at Grand Chartreuse, France. The filming took over a year after 16 years of waiting for a reply from the Charterhouse for permission to film! The whole film is about 3 hours long, and since the monks have taken a vow of silence, the only sounds you hear are ambient noises and the occasional bit of chanting and bells ringing every so often. There isn't much talking at all, aside from this interview with a blind monk on his blindness and the need for God in the world:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG662-kKnnc[/video]
And this is the trailer for the film:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNj2Sf_mgo[/video]
If you have trouble sitting still, this film may take some getting used to. When I was watching it, I couldn't take my eyes away from it. The way these men live is so enthralling for all their simplicity. We get a glimpse into a place where outsiders are generally never given access too.
So, anyone seen it? Any thoughts?
Into Great Silence is a 2005 documentary on the life of the Carthusians at Grand Chartreuse, France. The filming took over a year after 16 years of waiting for a reply from the Charterhouse for permission to film! The whole film is about 3 hours long, and since the monks have taken a vow of silence, the only sounds you hear are ambient noises and the occasional bit of chanting and bells ringing every so often. There isn't much talking at all, aside from this interview with a blind monk on his blindness and the need for God in the world:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG662-kKnnc[/video]
And this is the trailer for the film:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNj2Sf_mgo[/video]
If you have trouble sitting still, this film may take some getting used to. When I was watching it, I couldn't take my eyes away from it. The way these men live is so enthralling for all their simplicity. We get a glimpse into a place where outsiders are generally never given access too.
So, anyone seen it? Any thoughts?