The Valley
La Vallée
Barbet Schroeder
Viviane is the bored wife of diplomat, who is seduced by a group of hippies looking for a mysterious uncharted valley. Searching for communion with nature, they gradually abandon their western references to blend into this new culture.
With : Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Bulle Ogier, Michaël Gothard, Valérie Lagrange, Jérôme Beauvarlet, Monique Giraudy
Screenplay : Barbet Schroeder, Paul Gégauff
Image : Nestor Almendros
Editing : Denise de Casabianca
Sound : Jean-Pierre Ruh
Music : The Pink Floyd
Screenplay : Barbet Schroeder, Paul Gégauff
Image : Nestor Almendros
Editing : Denise de Casabianca
Sound : Jean-Pierre Ruh
Music : The Pink Floyd
Production : Les Films du Losange, SNC
Distribution: Les Films du Losange
Distribution: Les Films du Losange
Barbet Schroeder films a voyage of initiation, a human and geographic adventure which verges on being an ethnological documentary. "The Papuans had already seen white people, but always missionaries or the police. No white person had ever been like the actors from La Vallée, blending into their religious ceremonies, painting their faces and dressing like them" (Barbet Schroeder). This contemplative film follows a quest for a utopia and a freedom which are as attractive as they are dangerous. The film is in the vein of More, particularly with the music, which was also by Pink Floyd. Both films explore the discovery of life and its pleasures, following the transformation and the journey of characters who are pushing back their boundaries, with all the risks that this implies.