Movie
METEORA
This is the first contemporary documentation in moving picture of the life of monks in Meteora around 1924. The film from the Michalis Dorizas collection presents the daily life of monks, their agricultural activities, the harvest of olives, the function of hand-wheeled net-elevators of the Meteora monasteries, the call for lunch and the traditional making of coffee, the study of the holy books and the praying.
- Production Year 1924
- Color B/W
- Audio SILENT
- Producer DORIZAS MICHALIS
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5 themes about this movie
MONKS GOING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS
00:05:00
Scenes from the life of monks at Meteora. Black and white motion pictures, undated. The first two shots are general views of the monasteries on the rocks. Three shots of monks picking olives. Two shots of a monk filling a bucket with water from a stream. A monk is digging up the topsoil in a field.
MANUALLY OPERATED LIFT
00:26:00
Sixteen shots that clearly show the unusual, manually operated lift fitted with a net. Truly spectacular shots.
MONKS AT MEALTIME
00:01:55
Two shots of the distribution of bread to monks in the presence of the stock keeper who takes notes. A wooden bell summons the monks at mealtime. Monks are getting together. Four shots at a table with monks having a meal. Two elderly monks and two young novices. We are attending a prayer gathering, watching the monks fill their glasses with wine and listening to the exchange of wishes.
COFFEE PREPARATION
00:02:47
Seven shots on coffee preparation. The coffee mill at work and the roasting at the fireplace.
MOMENTS OF CONTEMPLATION AND NIGHT PRAYER
00:03:15
Two monks are reading the Holy Scriptures at the window. Another monk is ringing the bell. Three marvellous close-ups of monks in the dark. One is lighting a candle, the other is praying and the third one is counting prayers on a rosary. All the monks are gathered at the sitting area. There is a short shot of a candle swaying in front of Virgin Mary’s icon.
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