Director: Philippe Garrel
Year: 1969
Country: France
Language(s): French
Subtitles: English | Dutch | Spanish | Italian
Length: 114 mins
Format: PAL | R0
Colour: Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Certificate: E
Synopsis
"I believe my point of view on the Christian myth is quite clear in Le Lit De La Verge. It is a non-violent parable in which Zouzou incarnates both Mary and Mary Magdalene while Pierre Clementi incarnates a discouraged Christ who throws down his arms in face of world cruelty. In spite of its allegorical nature, the film contains a denunciation of the police repression of 1968, which was generally well understood by viewers at the time."
Philippe Garrel
In the history of cinema, Zanzibar refers to about fifteen films, made by an informal association of diverse persons between 1968-1972, and all generally financed by Sylvina Boissonnas.
Almost all those who were involved in the Zanzibar films had been on the barricades of May 1968. Their films give witness to the importance of that historical moment in recent French history.
Special Features
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Home Movie, Autour Du Lit De La Vierge (Frederic Pardo, 1969, 30 mins)
In a style reminiscent of his paintings Frederic Pardo's Home Movie presents a psychedelic vision of Philippe Garrel's La Lit De La Vierge, playing games with light and superimposition. A study of cinema through the eyes of a painter.
- 36-page booklet about the film by Philippe Azoury
