The striking second feature from Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Reversal Of Fortune, Single White Female), released by the BFI in a Dual Format Edition package, explores the limits of experience as it journeys into the great unknown accompanied by Pink Floyd's wondrous soundtrack, later released as the album Obscured By Clouds.
When Viviane (Bulle Ogier), a chic diplomat’s wife, meets an intriguing adventurer (Michael Gothard) and his hippy friends in the wilds of Papua New Guinea, different worlds collide. The group, led by enigmatic visionary Gaetan (Jean-Pierre Kalfon), convince Viviane to join their expedition in search of a mysterious uncharted Valley.
Previously unavailable in the UK, the film is a Dual Format Edition release (a Blu-ray and a DVD disc in one box) has a director-approved high-definition transfer from the original negative, and is packaged with an illustrated 26-page booklet with rare on-set photographs, an essay, ‘Childhood’s End: Pink Floyd’s Music for The Valley (Obscured by Clouds)’ by Rob Young, and an essay and new director interview by Emilie Bickerton, author of the recently published book A Short History of Cahiers du Cinéma.
Film: The Valley (Obscured By Clouds)
Release date: 14th February 2011
Certificate: 15
Running time: 105 mins
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Bulle Ogier, Michael Gothard, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Genre: Action/Drama
Studio: BFI
Format: DVD & Blu-ray
Country: France
Special Features:
• Original and digitally-restored optional endings
• Original un-restored ending
• Three ethnographic documentary shorts directed by Barbet Schroeder
• Theatrical trailers for Schroeder’s The Valley, More and Maîtresse
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