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.
Crew
Philip Gröning
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Producer, Original Music Composer
Jörg Schulze
Executive Producer
Michael Stricker
Executive Producer
Andres Pfäffli
Producer
Michael Weber
Producer
Elda Guidinetti
Producer
Samir Fočo
Sound Editor
Benedikt Just
Sound Editor
Peter Crooks
Sound Editor
Michael Hinreiner
Sound Editor
Michael Kranz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Benjamin A. Rosenkind
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Busch
Original Music Composer
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