The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Frederick WisemanDirector
- Frederick WisemanWriter
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Themes
monkreligionmonasteryobservational cinemareligious communityholy ordersspiritual communitybenedictine monkobservational documentarydaily routinelaw and orderdaily life