Wednesday 7 December 2005, 18.30

Frederick Wiseman, USA 1972, 86’

A stark document of daily life in a Michigan Benedictine monastery, Essene maps the space between faith, personal need and mental anguish. An abbot and the twenty monks in his charge negotiate not only their own individual sacrifices but the values and obligations at stake in the formation of any community.

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£4, booking recommended

    

This event is related to the Jeff Wall: Photographs 1978-2004 exhibition