SPOILERS The reasons that pushed me to watch "la vallée" are the same as "more": Pink Floyd composed the original soundtrack. For me, the result is the same: the music is good but this is a boring and lacklustre movie. A boring movie because it's long-drawn-out. It's particularly obvious when the group stays in the Papuan tribe and lays down to its rituals and habits. This movie also reflects Barbet Schroeder's marking taste for the hippy culture which we find here some sides: rejection of the modern society, search for a lost heaven and return to nature. But the movie was launched in 1972 and during this year, the hippy culture tended to disappear so the movie came a bit too late. But the movie suffers due to Bulle Ogier. It was a mistake to have chosen her in the main role. She seems ill-at-ease and makes the spectator laugh several times because she's ridiculous. False feelings, silly cues and blinding contradiction: she dreads snakes but later she holds friendly one around her neck! Besides, the performance lacks of punch. The end reveals itself to be disappointing because we're catching a glimpse of this famous valley after Ogier exclaimed "the valley!". We don't see it properly. In short, as it was the case with "more", we only retain Pink Floyd's music and the beauty of the green landscapes. We can also notice a shy expression from one member of the group against the damage caused by tourists on the native tribes. We're in 1972 and mass tourism is at its height a bit all over the world. Is it a warning for the future?
Review of The Valley (Obscured by Clouds)
