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This is the Catholic Church's most strict order of monks!!!! Usually, no one is ever allowed inside for even a visit. This film brings you into an amazing world of silence, prayer, work and even some fun, ( in one scene the monks take a break outside and slide down a snow covered slope, ha ha !!) You will see great cinematography of the changing seasons set in the beautiful French alps. This film will take you out of the madness of this noisy world for a while. Yes, we can all be cloistered monks, (or nuns !!!)-even for a short while with this great documentary !!!
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This film could have been a recruiting tool for Carthusian Monastic life. Instead it is, as A.O. Scott of the NYT described, "Utterly Spellbinding". Most Documentaries are an hour. this one is over 2 1/2 and is best seen in one quiet sitting. The film maker uses light and dark at the beginning to show how little he understood about these Monks. By the end we are left understanding how these people care for each other and how much of modern life they embrace as well as, ultimately, how similar we are to them. Watch a group of these Monks spend the two hours a week they have to talk among themselves talk about things the way all people do. And appreciate the contemplative existence that gives them a view of the world that we glimpse in this film. Four of Five stars. Jeff Meyers
The monastery at Chartreuse presents an opportunity for a very small group of people to live a life entirely dedicated to the pursuit of the afterlife. This film appears to be a good representation of this kind of endeavor and the dvd was well packaged.
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You have to ready for this kind of film and subject matter. No action or dialogue to follow but discerning what's going on under the surface is the key here. I suggest looking thru the 2nd DVD 1st to get a history, background, how they made the film & why then they have a daily route by hour listed there which makes a whole lot of sense out of what you see on film. I did it the other way around and missed out on a few things. How they make chartreuse is interesting but I'm not into hard liquor so I didn't rush out and buy any plus it's very expensive. But it's interesting none the less just watching a monk in garb work off a computer screen as he refines his final liquor product. The quick shots into the faces is really interesting as all ages and ethnic types seem called to this life. It addes a dimension to prayer and contemplation that I can and should benefit from. Just be ready for a long silent evening of movie watching.Vollständige Rezension lesen
There are two kinds of movies - those crafted as entertainment and those that can be classified as true experiences. This one is an experience. And a life-changing one at that. First of all, let me say that this isn't a date movie, a popcorn movie, or a casual "catch a bit here and there while you do your laundry" movie either. This is a lock-your-doors, pull-the-blinds, hop-in-your-jammies, disconnect-the-phone (turn OFF your cell phone, not just "vibrate") and clear-your-busy-mind kind of movie. There are, in fact, several stages you will go through as you watch. The first stage is very uncomfortable indeed as you sit in what seems to be an endless starvation of the senses and watch snowflakes swirl dizzily in a sea of white snow. This is, however, important as it serves to draw you away from your distractions. At long last you catch sight of the first "character" in the movie and he leads you into the second stage - which I would classify as "awe". By now you've let go of all of your daily concerns and are completely fixated by the methodical behavior of some of the most devout of monks you may ever witness. The third stage is when you actually begin to appreciate the tiniest things in ways you never thought possible. As you begin to shrug off your perceived need for sensory stimulus you will begin to find immense and surprising joy in the most simple of sounds. The faintest noise created by footsteps shuffling on a creaky wood floor, the whistle of wind blowing by a window, or cloth brushing against itself bring the most profound and odd sense of pleasure I've ever experienced. This euphoric stage lasts for the duration of the movie of until your body starts to complain that you've been sitting in one place too long and your mind realizes what's going on and starts desperately fighting for attention. To describe the content of this movie would only be an injustice to the atmosphere it seeks to create. I highly recommend taking this 3 hour virtual journey into the high mountains of France to visit the monks of Grande Chartreuse as soon as you can. Bring someone, they might resist you at first (3 hours of silence is more than most people these days can handle), but they will thank you deeply when it's over. I promise.Vollständige Rezension lesen