Goto, l'île d'amour

1969
12
1h 33m

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On an isolated island ruled by a dictator, a petty thief rises through the ranks, becoming fly-catcher, dog-keeper, and boot polisher. Temptations arise, putting the islanders' fate in jeopa... Read allOn an isolated island ruled by a dictator, a petty thief rises through the ranks, becoming fly-catcher, dog-keeper, and boot polisher. Temptations arise, putting the islanders' fate in jeopardy and threatening to change the island forever.On an isolated island ruled by a dictator, a petty thief rises through the ranks, becoming fly-catcher, dog-keeper, and boot polisher. Temptations arise, putting the islanders' fate in jeopardy and threatening to change the island forever.

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6.5/10

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Trivia
All the fly traps have been made by the director, Walerian Borowczyk himself.

Connections
Featured in Love Express. Zaginiecie Waleriana Borowczyka (2018)

Soundtracks
Concerto No 11 opus 7
Music by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Haendel)
Performed by Marie-Claire Alain (organ) with Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard
Conducted by Jean-François Paillard
Edition Costallat (Disque Erato)

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7/10

A brief and bitter reflection of humanity

An interesting work that seems to present an allegory about power and the human condition.

In an absolute, immobilist monarchy, installed on an isolated and sparsely inhabited island, we witness the meteoric social rise of an unscrupulous thief.

Everything served in a decadent, minimal, grotesque environment, but well framed, with a good taste in black and white cinematography (with rare and brief incursions of color), which does not go unnoticed.

The film is certainly pretentious and at times even hermetic, but the end result is still a very interesting challenge for the viewer.

More than a critique of regimes, social inequalities, customs, the work seems to provoke a deeper and more philosophical reflection on the very essence of humanity.