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Obscured by Clouds (The Valley): whoa,

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pass the bong.
A very powerful film, if a bit dated to some, about the comparative worths of "civilization" and "primitive" societies. The footage of the aborigines and the other New Guinea tribes is spectacular.
Shroeder is a strange director and he's been so for a long time, apparently.
Reversal of Fortune and Maria Full of Grace are, obviously, superior works but OBC has an unsurpassed beauty and freedom from cynicism which is infectious.
Oh, the story: a bourgeois woman seeking to trade in tribal artifacts becomes seduced by a group of outcasts whose goal is to find a mythical valley in remote New Guinea. Imagine Belle de Jour gone wild...

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Re: The Valley, Obscured by Clouds - Daryl Zero 20:02:26 01/06/06 (0)
Saw that a million years ago in an art house theater. All I remember is that it was trippy and there was nudity.
And a damn fine Pink Floyd album as well... - Road Warrior 16:58:56 01/05/06 (0)
One of the great overlooked gems.
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Re: Obscured by Clouds (The Valley): whoa, - JDK 15:01:59 01/05/06 (8)
I see it's out on DVD now - I have had the record for years and never seen the film.
Having lived in Papua New Guinea in the 1970's, and spent some time in Goroka (where the Mudmen live), I should probably look it up.
BTW, Obscured By Clouds is such an apt name - you wouldn't understand unless you have been there.

Cheers,
John K
- Re: Obscured by Clouds (The Valley): whoa, - JDK 15:26:23 01/05/06 (7)
  Obscured
  By
  Clouds
  
  Cheers,
  John K
  - Very nice!! Made me think of... - sjb 15:56:00 01/05/06 (6)
    Obviously a very different setting but...
    
    "Where are we going? And what am I doing in this hand basket?"
    - Where were you? Very, very nice! nt - tinear 17:03:22 01/05/06 (3)
      as
      - On my way to - sjb 17:46:50 01/05/06 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Where were you? Very, very nice! nt posted by tinear on January 5, 2006 at 17:03:22:
        
        here...
        
        "Where are we going? And what am I doing in this hand basket?"
        
        C'mon. Alaska? Canada? Or... the Andes? What? You're killing me... nt - tinear 15:00:11 01/06/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: On my way to posted by sjb on January 5, 2006 at 17:46:50:
        
        ss
        
        Re: C'mon. Alaska? Canada? Or... the Andes? What? You're killing me... nt - sjb 09:54:16 01/07/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: C'mon. Alaska? Canada? Or... the Andes? What? You're killing me... nt posted by tinear on January 6, 2006 at 15:00:11:
        
        .
        
        "Where are we going? And what am I doing in this hand basket?"
        Gokyo Ri (Open in New Window)
    - Re: Very nice!! Made me think of... - JDK 15:57:43 01/05/06 (1)
      Heh heh, similar, but not so conductive to walking around in the nude :-)
      
      Cheers,
      John K
      - Re: Very nice!! Made me think of... - sjb 17:50:41 01/05/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Very nice!! Made me think of... posted by JDK on January 5, 2006 at 15:57:43:
        
        Definitely not and at this point in my life getting to walk around nude in cloud filled tropics sounds like a lot more fun that being cold for 20 days in the mountains.
        I'd love to see Borneo... the jungles, beaches and mountains all have an allure. I think I've also read that there has been great progress in some human rights issues there.
        I'll have to see that movie.
        
        "Where are we going? And what am I doing in this hand basket?"

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