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PMA Films: “Social Studies: A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman”: Essene (1972)

Not Rated86 minutesIn English
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Directed by Frederick Wiseman. 89 minutes. Not Rated. In English.

Screening as part of "Social Studies: A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman."

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.

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