 
Code : 199847
Running Time : 84 min
Language : Danish | English | Russian
Subtitles : Danish | Russian
Format : Colour, DVD-PAL, Widescreen,
Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
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| The Monastery: Mr. Vig And The Nun |
| Director:Pernille Rose Grønkjær |
| Artefact Price: £10.00 |
| RRP: £15.99 - (You save £5.99) | | Distributor: Artefact Films | | Released: July 2008 |
| Subject: Dvds |
| Category: Religion |
| Subject 2: Artefact Films |
| Category 2: Films |
Synopsis :
This is the award-winning, beautifully shot film about an 82-year-old bachelor Mr. Vig, who has never known love, and Sister Amvrosija, a determined young Russian nun, who enters his quiet life
Living alone, Mr.Vig wants to donate his dilapidated Castle to the Russian Orthodox Church for use as a monastery. So now, a group of nuns have descended on his home to help his dreams come true. But, the nuns have ideas and of their own, and for Mr. Vig to realize his ambition things may have to change in ways more than he has bargained for.
To ensure that the necessary steps are taken the nuns slowly take over the daily work in the Castle, introduce new routines, and insist that improvements are made to the building.
The entrance of Sister Amvrosija profoundly affects the old man, who has lived alone all his life and had little contact with women but gradually a grudging respect develops between the two adversaries. What starts out a battle of wills becomes a story of transformation and redemption and In the end Mr.Vig gains a community that loves him, prays for him, and ultimately may have to mourn for him. | Reviews :
“Gronkjaer’s direction is both properly detached and intimate at the same time ... and no matter how unbelievable he may seem at times, make him almost heroic and the film almost perfect.”
David Wiegand,
This is a wonderful film, a delightful portrait of two very different characters, and in some ways a meditation on the nature of faith and desire. The Monastery is a source of conflict, of shared dreams, a place of misunderstanding and frustrated destinies. A testament, a monument, to God’s work here on Earth.
Andrew Robertson eyeforfilm.co.uk
| Starring :
Sister Ambrosija ... Herself Mr. Vig ... Himself |
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