The Valley

The Valley

Obscured by clouds

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Release Date

7/11/1972

Runtime

105 mins

Genres

Overview

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'.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A dreamlike expedition into remote Papua New Guinea that blurs the line between documentary observation and mystical reverie, set to an ethereal Pink Floyd score. Western travelers journeying toward a mythical valley gradually surrender to the landscape and indigenous ways, discovering that the real transformation lies in themselves rather than the destination.

Mood

ContemplativeWistfulEuphoricUnsettling

Themes

NatureColonialismIsolationComing apart

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likePainterlyNaturalistic

Structure

Road movie

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