• Director(s):

    DECOMBES (EMMANUEL)

  • Producer(s):

    SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2012

  • Language(s):

    German, English, Spanish, French, Polish

  • 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.