The Valley

The Valley

1972 · 105 min · FR · 6.2 (23 votes)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder · Starring Bulle Ogier, Michael Gothard, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Valérie Lagrange, Monique Giraudy, Jérôme Beauvarlet · Music David Gilmour

Obscured by clouds

Drama

Viviane, a French Consul's wife, is in New Guinea to find exotic feathers for export to Paris. She encounters four European travelers who are en route to "La Vallée": The Valley, high in the Guinean mountains, is shown on maps as 'obscured by clouds' and is beyond their previous experiences. Viviane joins their trek to find rare feathers and soon becomes entwined in their journey. Their extended stay with the Mapuga tribe brings a denouement between western and indigenous values before their final quest toward the 'Valley of the Gods'.

VIBE

A hazy, dreamlike journey into the unknown, where the lines between reality and hallucination blur. It's a slow, immersive trip that washes over you with its hypnotic visuals and ethereal soundtrack, inviting contemplation on nature and existence.

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