A “breathtaking” film recording the life of Carmelite nuns at a
London monastery took the grand prize at the International Festival of
Cinema and Religion in Italy.
Director Michael Whyte’s documentary “No Greater Love” examines the
cloistered nuns of the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Notting
Hill. Though centered upon Holy Week, the film covers a year in the life
of the monastery and its daily rhythms of Divine Office and work.
The nuns are members of the Discalced Order of Carmelites and live
without television, radio or newspapers.
They maintain silence
throughout the day except for two periods of recreation.
The film follows a year in which one woman professes as a novice and
one of the senior nuns dies.
The movie is primarily observational but
interviews several nuns about their life, their faith, their moments of
doubt and their belief in the power of prayer.
Writer Kazuo Ishiguro has said the film “looks breathtaking, like various Dutch Masters come to life.”
The International Jury of the International Festival of Cinema and
Religion called the film “beautifully crafted” and “a powerful message
for those of us who inhabit fast societies that militate against the
possibility of wisdom.”
“No Greater Love” was released in the U.K. on April 9, 2010 and was
scheduled to be released in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg in November.
It will be released in France on Dec. 29.
The film’s website is http://www.nogreaterlove.co.uk/.
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