Locally produced documentary promoting the virtues of the monastic life, and teaching methods practise by the Marist Order. The film details the rigorous regime of scholastic, spiritual and athletic training the Brothers apply to their words in boarding schools across Australia. In conclusion, it asks which of their charges will assume their monastic vocation.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
This work has been digitised and can be viewed in the display above.
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308430
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Monasteries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Monasteries - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Monasticism and religious orders
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Monks - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation