The Virgin's Bed

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The Virgin's Bed (1969)

Directed by Philippe Garrel

Drama, Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 54m

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...

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Cast

Crew

Director
Philippe Garrel
Writer
Philippe Garrel
Director of Photography
Michel Fournier
Editor
Philippe Garrel
Producer
Sylvina Boissonnas, Philippe Garrel

Details

Original title
Le Lit de la Vierge
Release date
1969-05-14
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Zanzibar Productions