France / May 14, 1969 / Quinzaine des réalisateurs, Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
30 year old child enters the new city, riding on a donkey. He says he is the Savior. He has spent no time among men. He is trembling with cold. His clothes are soaked. His mother was overprotective ; his father conspicuously absent. He knows that he must face the mockery, refusal, ignorance and blindness of the men around him. They travel in gangs, in large numbers : soldiers, mercenaries or the like, on majestic, imposing horses. Everything is out of proportion to his thin, bewildered, innocent body ; he is the madman of the new city...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Babette Lamy | |
| Didier Léon | |
| Jaime Semprun | Prisoner |
| Margareth Clémenti | Tortured woman |
| Nicole Laguigner |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Lit de la Vierge |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zanzibar Productions |
| Release date | 14 maggio 1969 |
| Production | Sylvina Boissonnas, Philippe Garrel |
| Writer | Philippe Garrel |
| Editing | Philippe Garrel |
| Cinematography | Michel Fournier |
| Assistant directors | Philippe Garrel |
| Camera operators | Michel Fournier |
| Additional photography | Michel Fournier |
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Release dates
Premiere
United States / Feb 26, 1971 / Pacific Film Archive
Germany / Feb 13, 2007 / Berlin International Film Festival
Digital
Germany / Sep 01, 2019
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