Barbet Schroeder‘s 1972 film “La Vallée” (“The Valley”) is coming to Blu-Ray in a new dual-format release.
The British Film Institute (BFI) will release the 2-disc set Feb. 14. It’ll be the first time the film is available on Blu-Ray disc, a region-fee format playable in any country; and the first time the DVD is available for Region 0, which is compatible with players in the U.K.
Pink Floyd fans know the film’s soundtrack as the band’s 1972 album “Obscured by Clouds.”
The new release contains additional content, including:
- Original and digitally-restored optional endings (Blu-ray only)
- Original un-restored ending (5:00, DVD only)
- Three ethnographic documentary shorts directed by Schroeder: “Le cochon aux patates douces” (1971, 8:00) about the Mapuga tribe’s feast of pigs with sweet potatoes; “Maquillages” (1971, 12:00), which examines the types of ceremonial make-up worn by the Mapuga tribe; “Sing Sing” (1971, 5:00) on the ceremony of “Sing Sing” practiced by Papua New Guinea’s tribes
- Theatrical trailers for Schroeder’s “The Valley”; “More” (1969), which also features music by Floyd; and “Maîtresse” (1974)
- An illustrated 26-page booklet with rare on-set photographs; an essay, “Childhood’s End: Pink Floyd’s Music for The Valley (Obscured by Clouds)” by Rob Young; and an essay and new director interview by Emilie Bickerton, author of the recently-published book “A Short History of Cahiers du Cinéma”
Price for the 2-disc set is £19.99. Purchase it directly from BFI or buy it at Amazon UK.
I HAVE THE VALLEY ON DVD NOT A FAN OF SUBTITLES,BUT THE SCENERY IS VERY BEUTIFULL,KINDA HARD TO FOLLOW BUT ENDING IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING,FANS SHOULD KNOW NONE OF THE FLOYDS ARE IN THE MOVIE AND THE SONGS ARE NOT FULL OR LOUD,JUST SNIPPETTS