Has some laughs mostly at the expense of Catholic dogma.
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09/20/07
The Milky Way (1969)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:13
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Saints by the roadside, the Devil offering advice, the Marquis de Sade, nuns with crucifixion fetishes and the Virgin sitting in a tree. These are just some of the characters Pierre and Jean... [More]
Starring: Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Edith Scob
Director: Luis Buñuel
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You can feel the master laughing heartily at his own hijinks, and that takes away all pretension and makes the film interesting.
09/13/07
Though not unanimously considered one of the director's greatest works, The Milky Way may be one of his most poignant explorations of true spirituality ...
08/27/07
describing it somewhat in the vein of teaching a humpback whale how to solve a Rubik's cube
08/24/07
This comical film will make any viewer question his beliefs -- from religious fanatic to rabid atheist.
08/31/06
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02/11/06
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07/26/05
I doubt such an unrelenting challenge to the Christian faith, in both its substance and its expression, has ever been made in a more easygoing fashion.
06/26/05
Everything is photographed straightforwardly, in cheerful but not bilious color, and seen with documentary-like clarity.
05/09/05
Top CriticMore witty than Dogma and more aesthetically refined than the original Bedazzled, the film is affectionately irreverent and adventurous storytelling.
12/02/04
Though highly regarded in some circles, The Milky Way may be the worst film Buñuel ever made; at the very least, it may be his most jaded and inhuman.
09/06/04
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05/14/04
Most people will dislike this movie, or at least be bored to tears by it. I enjoyed it.
07/29/03
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05/24/03
Think of it as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in The Road to Heresy and you're close to the spirit of the whole thing.
04/24/03
A bit of a poor relation among the magnificent films of Buñuel's late period, but rarely shown and well worth seeing.
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