The Milky Way (1969) - (The Criterion Collection - #402) [DVD9] [2007]

The first of what Luis Buñuel later proclaimed a trilogy (along with The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty) about “the search for truth,” The Milky Way (La voie lactee) daringly deconstructs contemporary and traditional views on Catholicism with ribald, rambunctious surreality. Two French beggars, present-day pilgrims en route to Spain’s holy city of Santiago de Compostela, serve as Buñuel’s narrators for an anticlerical history of heresy, told with absurdity and filled with images that rank among Buñuel’s most memorable (stigmatic children, crucified nuns) and hilarious (Jesus considering a good shave). A diabolically entertaining look at the mysteries of fanaticism, The Milky Way remains a hotly debated work from cinema’s greatest skeptic.





MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Luis Buñuel
COUNTRY: France
YEAR: 1969

Cast & Credits

Cast
Pierre Paul Frankeur
Jean Laurent Terzieff
Jesus Bernard Verley
The Virgin Mary Edith Scob
Mother Superior Muni
Richard- "maitre d'hotel" Julien Bertheau
French priest Francois Maistre
Man with cape Alain Cuny
Marquis de Sade Michel Piccoli
The devil Pierre Clémenti
The Jansenist Jean Piat
The prostitute Delphine Seyrig
Priscillian Jean-Claude Carrière


Credits
Director Luis Buñuel
Screenplay Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
Producer Serge Silberman
Cinematography Christian Matras
Editing Louisette Hautecoeur
Production design Pierre Guffroy
Costume design Jacqueline Guvot






DVD:
DVD RELEASE: August 21, 2007
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 402
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.66:1
COLOR
AUDIO: French Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 101 minutes


EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: 1 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: Image (.ISO) + MDS file
FILE SIZE: 7.50 GB
SCANS HQ PDF(300 DPI): 14 MB



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Disc Features

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer
* Video introduction by screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière
* New video interview with film scholar Ian Christie
* Luis Bunuel: Atheist Thanks to God, a documentary featuring several of Bunuel’s close friends and collaborators
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* Original theatrical trailer
* PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Carlos Fuentes and Mark Polizzotti, and an interview with Luis Bunuel