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by hprotagonist 2822 days ago
Into Great Silence, a very intimate portrayal of life in a monastery in southern France.

" The idea for the film was proposed to the monks in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about it.

They responded to Gröning 16 years later to say they were willing to permit him to shoot the movie if he was still interested. "

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/into_great_silence/