Essene (1972)

November 13, 1972 (US) • Documentary • 86m

Overview

Essene is about daily life in a Benedictine monastery and the resolution of conflict between personal needs and the institutional and organizational priorities of the community. In the Order, where the focus of life is the relationship of individual work and worship to the community as a whole, the brethren must cope with the same issues that arise in any community: rules, work, worship, values, love, and play.

Director

Frederick Wiseman

Writer

Frederick Wiseman

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Keywords

monk religion monastery observational cinema religious community holy orders spiritual community benedictine monk observational documentary daily routine law and order daily life daily challenge