A petty thief works his way up the absurd hierarchy of Goto, an archipelago cut off from civilisation by a tumultuous earthquake. His dream is to possess Glossia, a stifled beauty trapped in a loveless marriage to a melancholic dictator.
Directed by Walerian Borowczyk
totalitarian regime
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Pierre Brasseur
Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
Ligia Branice
Glossia
Jean-Pierre Andréani
Le Lieutenant Gono
Ginette Leclerc
Gonasta
Michel Charrel
Grymp
Pierre Collet
Rudy Lenoir
Le Juge d'Instruction
Maritin
Colette Régis
La Directrice de la Maison Close
Michel Thomass
Gra
Guy Bonnafoux
Gurto
Hubert Lassiat
Le Général aux Lunettes
Crew
Walerian Borowczyk
Director
Walerian Borowczyk
Screenplay
Walerian Borowczyk
Dialogue
Georg Friedrich Händel
Music
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
Robyn
7.2★ · 10/10/25
there’s some really beautiful scenes in this. i think if the first half focused less on the dog trainer shoe cleaner guy it would be so much better. after the half way mark it is really good
there’s some really beautiful scenes in this. i think if the first half focused less on the dog trainer shoe cleaner guy it would be so much better. after the half way mark it is really good
Liberty
5.2★ · 05/05/25
Reflecting on this french avant Garde Film mid pub crawl this is what borowczyk wanted
Reflecting on this french avant Garde Film mid pub crawl this is what borowczyk wanted
lik
5.8★ · 04/05/23
this is walerian before he became incredibly horny
this is walerian before he became incredibly horny
