La vallée (1972)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Writers:

Barbet Schroeder (screenplay)
Barbet Schroeder (dialogue) ...
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Release Date:

April 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder explores themes of sexual freedom, mind alteration, and pursuit of paradise against the backdrop of an early 70's encounter with the Mapuga rain forest tribe in upland New Guinea.

Plot Keywords:

Animal Sacrifice | Progressive Rock

Cast

Jérôme Beauvarlet	...	Yann
Monique Giraudy	...	Monique
Michael Gothard	...	Olivier
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	Gaetan
Valérie Lagrange	...	Hermine
Bulle Ogier	...	Viviane

Directed by
Barbet Schroeder

Writing credits
Barbet Schroeder		(screenplay)
Barbet Schroeder		(dialogue) &
Paul Gégauff		(dialogue)

Produced by
Mike E. Kaplan	....	producer (as Mike Kaplan)

Original Music by
Pink Floyd
David Gilmour		(as Pink Floyd)
Nick Mason		(as Pink Floyd)
Roger Waters		(as Pink Floyd)
Richard Wright		(as Pink Floyd)

Cinematography by
Néstor Almendros

Film Editing by
Denise de Casabianca

Production Companies

• Circle Associates Ltd.
• Les Films du Losange
• Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Distributors

• Direct Cinema Limited (video)
• Guerilla Films (UK)
• Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Lagoon (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

The Valley
The Valley (Obscured by Clouds)
Dalen (Sweden) [sv]
El valle (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

USA:106 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:X

Filming Locations:

Papua New Guinea

Company:

Circle Associates Ltd.

Trivia:

The soundtrack to this film was released as the Pink Floyd album "Obscured By Clouds".

Movie Connections:

Edited into Virus (1980/I)

Soundtrack:

When You're In

Came for the music, stayed for the story

I saw this film at the Plaza in New York City around 1981. I went to hear the Floyd music but I quickly became so engrossed that I forgot about the music. Determined to travel to the mysterious valley that is always obscured from the air by clouds, a group of Caucasians cross New Guinea. They meet isolated tribes (NOT African - this is New Guinea, remember), experience love and loss, discover themselves, etc. And I thought the ending was wonderful. A little Easy Rider, a little Sorcerer, a lot of atmosphere and style. Naturalist-docu-fiction. Unique and unforgettable.