Into Great Silence at the 광주 극장 (Gwangju Cinema)

Today I found a fantastic little art film theater (sorry no English site) in downtown Gwangju and watched an equally good movie there. Into Great Silence has been described as "more of a visual meditation than documentary." There is no plot, and as the name suggests the vast majority of the film is silent. However it does a masterful job of allowing you to experience the lives and surroundings of the Chartusian monks at the Grand Chartreuse Monastery, deep in the French Alps. At nearly 3 hours, the general silence of the film naturally leads one to boredom halfway through,but paradoxically it is precisely at that point that it really becomes thought provoking.

Into Great Silence at the 광주 극장 (Gwangju Cinema)