Land of Milk and Honey (1971)
"Pays de cocagne" (original title)

After the events of May 1968, the French went on vacations - and they were filmed during three months on the rural fairs, on the beaches, on promotional campaigns for products and ... See full summary »

Director:

Pierre Étaix

Writer:

Pierre Étaix

Stars:

Pierre Étaix, Maurice Biraud, Michel Lewin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Pierre Étaix	...	Himself - The Director
Maurice Biraud	...	Himself - The Interviewer
Michel Lewin	...	Himself - The Editor

Storyline

After the events of May 1968, the French went on vacations - and they were filmed during three months on the rural fairs, on the beaches, on promotional campaigns for products and politicians. And they spoke to the director's candid camera on a variety of subjects - from man walking on the moon to eroticism, from advertisement to marriage...

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | transvestite | comic relief | hippie | brass band | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

February 1971 (France)

Also Known As:

Land of Milk and Honey

Company Credits

Production Co:

C.A.P.A.C.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min 73 min (restored)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (inserts only) Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the items discussed in the interviews is the power of advertising, and twice we see a banner for the GAN company, and once there is a full radio ad broadcast at an outdoor event for "GAN, G - A - N, Groupe d'assurances nationales". Forty-two years later, GAN Foundation was one of the mecenas saving the film with a costly restoration.

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Connections

References Erotic Parade (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Il Buonomore - La bonne humeur"

• Marche gaie

Music by Gérard Gustin
Lyrics by Sacha Distel and Maurice Tézé
Published by EMI (1968)

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