Review of Into Great Silence (2005) by Jean D — 24 Jun 2007

Beautiful. Calm. Intelligent. Every bit of this mysterious documentary charmed me!

This review of Into Great Silence (2005) was written by Jean D on 24 Jun 2007.

Into Great Silence has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Into Great Silence

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Eve Tushnet (62) for Patheos (85) on 21 Oct 2018

This is an experience it's hard to say much about…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Sylvia H (12) on 05 Nov 2008

Quietly beautiful and thought provoking. Everyone should watch it once…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Simply S (7) on 01 Jan 2009

A three hour meditation on God, creation, prayer and sacrficie, told in nearly complete-silence…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Diane D (78) on 21 Dec 2008

Some people will be frustrated with the slow pace which is so very different from our daily lives…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Curtis J (134) on 12 Jan 2009

A little taste of a monk's life. If you enjoy simplifying your life, you should like this film. I really enjoyed the leisure activities…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Rodrigo S (114) on 04 Aug 2010

SÃ³lo con saber la historia de la filmaciÃ³n de este documental vale la pena. Un aÃ±o para su realizaciÃ³n…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Kevin W (755) on 23 Jul 2008

I've always been fascinated by asceticism, but this was not so much like reading Tolstoy as it was like sitting through the most excruciating…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Michael G (2,333) on 10 Jul 2011

This is not really a movie you see. It is giving time for God to take a transparent look at you…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By Kj S (15) on 18 Feb 2012

Best Soundtrack EVER! I put it on and turned the volume up LOUD…

Read Review

Review of Into Great Silence (2005)

By James L (1,420) on 23 May 2011

An amazing documentary about the carthusian order of monks; which details their daily life and devotion amongst an environment of near silence…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Grizzly Man (2005)

By Adam (45) on 12 Sep 2005

Nothing in the movie makes any character remotely interesting--excepting their eccentricities, which by no means make them worthwhile characters…

Read Review

Review of Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)

By Craig A (106) on 01 Dec 2007

If you like this crap (which I obviously do NOT) then you'll probably rate this a lot higher than I did…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Into Great Silence

2005

76%198 Reviews

She Hate Me

2004

54%219 Reviews

Bring It On: All or Nothing

2006

64%280 Reviews

The Square

2017

70%296 Reviews

Eve's Bayou

1997

74%204 Reviews

Glass

2019

62%702 Reviews

Inherent Vice

2014

67%838 Reviews

Test

2014

66%26 Reviews

Surveillance

2008

50%433 Reviews

Crossover

2006

32%224 Reviews