Stay for a few minutes or the whole 2 hours for a meditative reflection.

This film is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains).

It is a transcendent meditation on the human pursuit of meaning, on man as a religious and social creature; on the form and function of symbols and ritual and tradition; on the rhythm of work and prayer, day and night, winter and spring.

The film has no score, no voiceover and no archival footage. What remains is stunningly elemental: time, space and light as it dissolves the border between screen and audience with total immersion.