The first writing workshops for inmates and on which composer Thierry Machuel, in residence at Clairvaux, collaborated, were initiated in 2008 by the ‘Ombres et lumières’ festival and continued in 2009. That year, the monks of Cîteaux also agreed to write in response to the prisoners, thereby recreating the double vocation of Clairvaux: abbey and prison. The group of texts was thus set to music following numerous exchanges.

This artistic adventure is related in 'Or, les murs', the documentary by Julien Sallé, filmed within the prison itself and offering the inmates a rare opportunity for self-expression.

A fine example of how art and culture can restore the human dignity to which every man is entitled.

Musical content:
Thierry Machuel
- Paroles contre l’oubli
- Nocturnes de Clairvaux
- Chants de captivité
- Leçons de Ténèbres
- Lebensfuge

Digipak DVD format - 2 CDs + 1 DVD
Format 4/3, All zones, Fr, Eng, 80pp booklet
60 mins + Bonus: Lebensfuge