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The Virgin's Bed

Le Lit de la Vierge1969

Overview

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...

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 14, 1969
Original language
French
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Cinematography
Michel Fournier
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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