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Into Great Silence

2005·Movie
2h 42min
77
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Good for comfort watch · pure escapism · thought-provoking

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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.
Contemplative DocumentaryMonastic LifeSensory ImmersionSlow CinemaSpiritual SolitudeAtmospheric Sound DesignMinimalist NarrativeMeditative ExperienceVisual Poetry

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Where can I stream Into Great Silence?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is Into Great Silence worth watching?

77
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 78). Critics rate it higher (83 out of 100) than audiences (73).

Is Into Great Silence plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (6 of 10) and pathos (5 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Into Great Silence in English?

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No, it was made in German, with some French and Latin.