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'.
Score
Pink Floyd's Obscured by Clouds is the real protagonist.
Cinematography
New Guinea landscapes shot like alien territory.
Direction
Schroeder blurring documentary and hallucination.
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pink Floyd recorded the soundtrack in a single week at Château d'Hérouville, the same studio used for Elton John's Honky Château.
Schroeder, who produced Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo for Herzog, was obsessed with Europeans losing themselves in 'primitive' landscapes—this is his most unfiltered take on that obsession.
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