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Director(s):
DECOMBES (EMMANUEL)
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Producer(s):
SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2012
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Language(s):
German, English, Spanish, French, Polish
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
In the foothills of the Pilat Massif between Lyons and Saint Etienne, Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez is a former Carthusian monastery.
The monks were expelled during the revolution in 1789, but the basic architectural form, composed of 2 courtyards and a church, has remained unchanged, and makes up the heart of the current village. The inhabitants have taken over the premises : the monks’ old gardens have been transformed into play areas or vegetable gardens, and the whole structure sets a unique balanace between modern daily life and the spirituality of a bygone era.