The Virgin's Bed (1969)

30 year old child enters the new city, riding on a donkey. He says he is the Savior. He has spent no time among men. He is trembling with cold. His clothes are soaked. His mother was overprotective ; his father conspicuously absent. He knows that he must face the mockery, refusal, ignorance and blindness of the men around him. They travel in gangs, in large numbers : soldiers, mercenaries or the like, on majestic, imposing horses. Everything is out of proportion to his thin, bewildered, innocent body ; he is the madman of the new city...

Released

1969-05-14

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Comedy

Runtime

114 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Philippe Garrel

TMDB rating

5.8/10 from 17 votes