La Voie lactée
Luis Buñuel
Although Pierre and Jean are not exemplary Catholics, they undertake a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. On the way the encounter strange characters, and experienced adventures which are almost disconnected from their immediate reality. Other independent episodes slip into the narration. These two ordinary men get close to the mystery of faith and go on an extraordinary journey...
With : Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny, Edith Scob, Bernard Verley, François Maistre, Claude Cerval, Julien Bertheau
Screenplay : Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Image : Christian Matras
Sound : Jacques Gallois
Editing : Luis Buñuel, Louisette Hautecœur
Screenplay : Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Image : Christian Matras
Sound : Jacques Gallois
Editing : Luis Buñuel, Louisette Hautecœur
Production : Serge Silberman, Greenwich Film, Fraia Film, Ully Pickard
Distribution: Tamasa Distribution
Distribution: Tamasa Distribution
In La Voie Lactée (The Milky Way) Buñuel imposes the relativity of the narration as a sine qua non of the film. The characters live through a slice of history, mainly focused on conflicts in the idea of religion. "Heresy has always interested me in the same way as deviances of the human mind have, whether they are in the world of religion, culture or politics. I wanted a somewhat Romanesque form, not a sketch film, and so I thought about tramps going on a pilgrimage through time and space and meeting heresies on their way". (Luis Buñuel) The development of the theological discourse of the film needed a great deal of documentary work: historical reading and the picaresque Spanish novel helped in constructing both the form and the substance of the film.