The Monastery of Benediktbeuern,
Germany
Directed by Peter Krüger

26 MIN
BETA DIGITAL (16/9)

Original version available
with English or French commentary
 
documentary – lifestyle – surroundings – art – culture
– society – history – nature – work – everyday life

SYNOPSIS

The monastery, founded in 739, - rebuilt in pure Baroque style after the fire of 1490 – is one of the most ancient convents in Upper Bavaria. It was here that the manuscript for the Carmina Burana was discovered, and later made famous by the music of Carl Orff (1937). Since 1967, in the magnificent setting of the Bavarian Alps, the monastery is home to an institute of social education as well as a centre for philosophical and theological studies. Kaleidoscope steps into this microcosm steeped in history – a fabulous library, works of art and... a brewery – and meets the young people who have come here from all over the world to feed their overriding interest in social action, philosophy and theology.

CREDITS

Directed by : Peter Krüger
Script : Peter Krüger
Mister Kaleidoscope was written and acted by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Image : Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Editing : Dominique Lefever
Sound : Damien Defays

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Wajnbrosse Productions
Video cassette available on request Contact-us

PRODUCTION

ARTE France
Panic Productions
Wajnbrosse Productions

With the support of
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) ,
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons

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