El valle (1972) Online
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'.
Cast overview: | |||
Bulle Ogier | - | Viviane | |
Jean-Pierre Kalfon | - | Gaëtan | |
Michael Gothard | - | Olivier | |
Valérie Lagrange | - | Hermine | |
Monique Giraudy | - | Monique | |
Jérôme Beauvarlet | - | Yann | |
Bob Mac Kay | |||
Charles Ivano | |||
The Mapuga Tribe and its Chiefs | - | Themselves |
The soundtrack to this film was released as a Pink Floyd album. Due to a spat with the film company after filming was complete, the Floyd decided not to mention the planned film title, "La Vallee," in the album's title and instead chose to call the release "Obscured By Clouds," echoing a line of dialogue from the film. In response, "Obscured By Clouds" was added as a subtitle so it could gain from Pink Floyd's popularity. This turned out to be a good move as Pink Floyd would soon gain even more fame with the release of "Dark Side of the Moon" just a few months later.
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