Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Die große Stille
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Production Companies

Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion
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Bavaria-Filmkunst Verleih