The Milky Way (1969)
The Milky Way (1969)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Frankeur
Pierre
Laurent Terzieff
Jean
Alain Cuny
Man with cape
Édith Scob
Virgin Mary
Bernard Verley
Jesus
François Maistre
French Priest
Claude Cerval
Brigadier
Muni
Mother Superior
Julien Bertheau
Richard
Ellen Bahl
Madame Garnier
Michel Piccoli
Marquis de Sade
Agnès Capri
Director of Lamartine Institution
Michel Etcheverry
The Inquisitor
Pierre Clémenti
Angel of Death
Georges Marchal
Jesuit
Delphine Seyrig
The Prostitute
Jean Piat
Le comte
Denis Manuel
Rodolphe
Daniel Pilon
François
Claudio Brook
L'évêque
Julien Guiomar
Le curé espagnol
Marcel Pérès
Le curé de l'auberge espagnole / The Posadero
Claudine Berg
La mère de famille / Mother
Jean-Claude Carrière
Priscillian / Writer
Auguste Carrière
La religieuse crucifiée / Sister Françoise
Jean Clarieux
Saint-Pierre / Apostle Peter
Béatrice Costantini
Une fille de Priscillien
Michel Creton
Un serveur
Georges Douking
Le berger avec la chèvre
Jean-Daniel Ehrmann
Le condamné / Condemned man
Gabriel Gobin
Father
Claude Jetter
La Vierge de l'auberge espagnole
Marius Laurey
L'aveugle / Second blind man
Pierre Maguelon
Le caporal de la Guardia Civil / Civil Guard Caporal
Rita Maiden
Une fille de Priscillien
Bernard Musson
L'aubergiste français / Innkeeper
Jacqueline Rouillard
L'hôtesse
Christine Simon
La jeune fille enchaînée
Luis Buñuel
(voice) (uncredited) / Director / Writer / Original Music Composer
Pierre Lary
First Assistant Director
Jean Pipard
Makeup Artist
Michel Breuil
Assistant Director
Anna Muzii
Producer
Claude Carliez
Stunt Coordinator
Louisette Hautecœur
Editor
Christian Matras
Cinematography
Serge Silberman
Producer
Dominique Amy
Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 28, 1969
Original NameLa Voie lactée
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Milky Way (French: La Voie lactée) is a 1969 surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. It stars Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Denis Manuel, and Daniel Pilon, with Alain Cuny, Michel Piccoli, and Delphine Seyrig in supporting roles. Buñuel later called The Milky Way the first in a trilogy about "the search for truth", along with his subsequent films The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty.
The title of the film is taken from a popular name used for the Camino de Santiago, a network of pilgrimage routes that stretched from northern Europe to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain, where the remains of St. James were reputed to be buried. The film follows the picaresque journey of two vagabond travelers (Frankeur and Terzieff), who seem to be making the pilgrimage as a means of escape. Along the way, they witness a series of bizarre incidents involving historical Christian heresies. At key moments, they encounter Jesus and the Virgin Mary, as well as modern believers and fanatics.
The nonlinear plot functions as a highly symbolic travelogue across time and space, encompassing much of Christian history. While using satire to critique religion from a skeptical perspective, the film also explores the act of spiritual quest and search for meaning.
The film originally met with limited success, but has come to be well-regarded amongst film enthusiasts and critics.