No Greater LoveMichael Whyte

After ten years of correspondence, Michael Whyte was given unprecedented access to the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity, in London’s Notting Hill. The monastery, which was founded in 1878, is home to the Discalced Order of Carmelite Nuns, into whose distinct and distant world Whyte’s film respectfully dips. What is revealed is not so much a group of people hiding from the world, but rather a lifestyle that engages with the problems of existence in a radically different way. In place of intimate relationships, there is an intense and often turbulent connection with God characterized by inner tussles and painful periods of doubt. In place of the manic hustle and bustle of outside life, there is the challenge of facing oneself, all the time, soberly and in silence. Whyte approaches the monastery as a busy, industrious place, and the nuns’ work on the spirit as almost a practical matter.



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Directed by Michael Whyte
VK
2010 105 min.
Engels
No subtitles

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