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Monastery: Mr Vig & The Nun [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Sister Ambrosija (Actor), Mr. Vig (Actor), Pernille Rose Grønkjær (Director) | Format: DVD

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Amazon.com: 4.3 out of 5 stars  11 reviews
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Vig establishes Russian Orthodox monastery in Denmark 12 Feb 2008
By customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
How do you turn an old castle with a leaking roof and adorned with Buddhist symbols into a Russian Orthodox monastery? In this documentary, filmed in Denmark, we follow eccentric 82 year old Mr. Vig as he struggles with that question.

Mr. Vig, the owner of the Hesbjerg castle on Fyn Island, petitioned the Russian Orthodox church to send nuns and establish a monastery at his castle. He also has firm ideas on how to do things which bring him in conflict with nun Amvrosija who leads the Russian group. The question here is can we change to accomplish something greater than us? This documentary covers 5 years of Mr. Vig's life and we are left to admire the patience and kindness of both the film maker and nun Amvrosija. And they both showed a good sense of humor.

Warning: this is a beautifully-filmed, super-slow documentary that asks for 85 minutes of quiet time and viewer's immersion into the story. If you've seen the Russian film "Ostrov" and like it, you'll like this too.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A study in contrasts... 7 Mar 2008
By Curtis R. Campbell - Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
'The Monastery' was really a wonderful film. I was surprised by the documentary style format, for some reason, I was expecting it to have been more narrative in style; but I quite enjoyed the way it was presented. From my point of view as an Orthodox Christian, I was a little disappointed in the way some of the religious aspects of the film were covered, much too little coverage of some very important topics to the story. On the other hand, the unfolding story of the conflict and friendship between Mr. Vig and the Nun was wonderful, and was a very good object lesson in Christian conflict resolution. I would recommend this film for anyone who is interested in the Orthodox Faith.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Monastery 5 Mar 2008
By Elaine M. Manneh - Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This newly released film is a story of the power of faith and its degree of transformation. An old recluse decides to donate his run-down estate (now worth over a million dollars) to the Russian Orthodox Church to create a monastery. The story depicts the five years in which Mr. Vig, the owner works with a nun to transform his home into the monastery. Their interaction is the gist of the story. The story is deeply moving especially because it is filmed on location. Having been to Russia twice I found this film to be a message of the importance of valuing our faith.
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