Follows a young man who leaves his affluent life to join a wandering vegetarian cult. Led by a charismatic pilgrim, the group subsists by begging, often drawing local ire, like when they're arrested for stealing eggs. Paul and a fellow follower, Marianne, attempt to create a secluded paradise on a remote island.
Acting
Léaud's deadpan desperation is pure anxious poetry.
Direction
Medveczky lets scenes breathe until they rot.
Director
Diourka Medveczky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the dying gasp of 1960s utopianism, this basically documents a movement eating itself.
Léaud allegedly stayed in character off-set, which explains why the crew looked terrified.
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