The Milky Way La Voie Lactée
The film is inspired by the picaresque Spanish novels of the sixteenth century. Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way to Compostello in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people - some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures - some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural...
Winner of the Interfilm Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
"Everything is photographed straightforwardly, in cheerful but not bilious color, and seen with documentary-like clarity." - Vincent Canby, The New York Times
Running Time
102 mins
Year
1969
Kanopy ID
6522696
Filmmakers
Features
Agnès Capri, Alain Cuny, Bernard Verley, Claude Cerval, Claudio Brook, Delphine Seyrig, Edith Scob, François Maistre, Georges Marchal, Julien Bertheau, Laurent Terzieff, Marcel Pérès, Michel Etcheverry, Michel Piccoli, Paul Frankeur, Pierre Clémenti
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