directed by
Nina Danino
UK / France 1998
'Temenos' means a sacred site or ritual precinct. Temenos, the film, explores the phenomenon of visionary experience. We visit locations where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared, including Lourdes, Fatima and Medjugorje in Croat-occupied Bosnia where the visions continue. These locations are both specific and unknown as the viewer is never told where they are. Instead they are taken on a journey, during which they experience the raw exposure of emotion and the haunting voices on the soundtrack.
Theatrical Release: 1998
DVD Review: BFI Video - Region 0 - PAL
| DVD Box Cover |
|
CLICK to order from:
NOTE: Purchases through DVDBeaver's links to Amazon help keep us afloat and advertisement free! |
| Distribution | BFI Video - Region 0 - PAL | |
| Runtime | 1:16:54 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.73 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
|
|
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
||
| Bitrate: |
|
|
| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) | |
| Subtitles | None | |
| Features |
Release Information: Edition Details: • Director Biography (static screens)
• Sleeve notes by Helen De Witt |
|
| Comments: |
What an
odd, but immensely compelling film/DVD. The soundtrack is still echoing
in my ears (Operatic Soprano Catherine Bott, Tuvan diva Sainkho
Namchylak and the New York 'experimental' vocalist Shelly Hirsh). The
landscape images shown on screen are akin to impressionist paintings as
they imbue and resonate with such sacred and human feeling. It's
pretty hard to describe how you feel while watching this... but both
'comfortable' and 'overwhelmed' might be appropriate. BFI is easily
being recognized as both protectors and distributors of fine art film. I
can't even find this on the Internet Movie database, yet now I own a
true film treasure of purity and clandestine charm on DVD. Thank you BFI !
This may not be for
you, but it sure was for me.
|
|
out
of 
DVD Menus
 |
 |
 |
|
Screen Captures
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Mail cheques, money orders, cash to: or CLICK PayPal logo to donate!
|
Gary Tooze
|
|
