The Milky Way

The Milky Way

1969 · 102 min · FR · 7.1 (138 votes)
Dir. Luis Buñuel · Starring Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny, Édith Scob, Bernard Verley, François Maistre · Music Luis Buñuel
Comedy

Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.

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A surreal, blasphemous journey through faith and dogma. This film feels like a fever dream, a satirical, absurdist critique of religious institutions that challenges beliefs with provocative imagery and a steady, unfolding narrative.

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