Episode 464: Goto, Island of Love (1969)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2020

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

Polish month continues with a look at Walerian Borowczyk's Goto, Island of Love. Released in that magical year of 1969, the film tells the tale of a thief (Guy Saint-Jean) on the Island of Goto which is ruled over by Governor Goto III (Pierre Brasseur). After being pitted in armed combat and somehow surviving he is put in charge of the Governor’s dogs, boots, and the killing of flies.

Daniel Bird (Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection) and Kat Ellinger join Mike to discuss Borowczyk's live action feature debut as well as his early shorts.
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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.5	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:14.8	In 1887, a terrible seism has englutty the archipel of Gotto.
0:22.6	At present, a one is all what is of this royal.
0:27.6	T'all' relations have ceased with the rest of the world.
0:31.6	The island of Gotto has been condemned to the obliv.
0:35.6	The governor Gotautau III,
0:38.3	as the precedents governor of the Ile of Gautau,
0:41.3	veils to beaughes and traditions
0:45.3	as they existed before the memorable catastrophe.
0:49.3	The and the I'm I'm
0:55.0	I'm
0:56.0	the Pierre Brasser, the governor Gautau III.
1:32.3	Ligia Brannis, Glossia,
1:36.3	espouse the governor in
1:39.3	Goto, the Isle d'Amno.
1:42.3	With Jean-Pierre-Andriani, Ginette Leclair, Guy St. Jean. And René Darry, Gautau, the Isle of Amour, a grand film of Valerian Borovci.
2:26.3	René Bevanek and Louis Duchenne,
2:37.0	and Louis Duchenne, present,
2:40.0	Pierre Brasseur.
2:42.0	Ligia Brannis in Gotto, Lille d'Amour.
2:48.0	The film of the Fasons Human, Goto, L'ILE, Amour. The film of human photo,
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