The Milky Way (1969)
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Two French tramps walk the old pilgrim road from Paris to Santiago de Compostela, meeting heretics, priests and holy apparitions out of every age of Christian history along the way.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Roadside≈ 00:02:00Fontainebleau, FranceInferred
Setting out on foot, they meet a caped stranger who tells them to father children with a prostitute.
- 2Boarding school≈ 00:35:00Tours, FranceInferred
They watch schoolgirls recite heresies and declare them anathema.
- 3Roadside near Bayonne≈ 00:45:00Bayonne, FranceInferred
A car that will not stop for them crashes, and a stranger hands Pierre the dead man's shoes.
- 4Inn in Spain≈ 01:10:00SpainInferred
- 5Outskirts of the city≈ 01:30:00Santiago de Compostela, SpainStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,519 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 5
- On foot: 1,519 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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