Goto, l'île d'amour (1968)

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 1968
Running Times: 93 mins
Format: black and white / Eastmancolor     16mm (blown up to 35mm)
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Les Productions René Thévenet / Euro-Images
Executive Producer: René Thévenet
Producer / Production Manager: Louis Duchesne
Assistant Production Managers: Alain Pottiez, Claude Cheutin
Unit Manager: Michel Théo
Assistant Unit Managers: Alain Pottiez, Georges Combes

SCRIPT
Script: Walerian Borowczyk
Dialogue: Walerian Borowczyk, Dominique Duvergé

DIRECTION
Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Assistant Directors: Patrick Saglio, Noël Véry

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Guy Durban, Paul Coteret
1st Assistant Operator: Jean-Pierre Platel
Stills: Alain Dagbert

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Bob Wade
Assistant Editor: Colette Cueille

MUSIC
Music: Georg Friedrich Händel (from Concerto No 11, opus 7)
Music Performed By: Marie-Claire Alain (organ)
Conductor: Jean-Francois Paillard
Music Publishers: Disque Erato

SOUND
Sound: Norbert Gernolle, Gérard de Lagarde
Sound Mixer: Jacques-Clément Duval

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Serge Groffe
Assistant Make Up: Renée Coulant

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Suzanne Ohanessian
Administrator: Alain Poirier
Production Assistant: Gisèle Thénaisie
Assistants to Director: Anne Mirmant, Jacques Tréfouel

CAST
Pierre Brasseur (Goto III)
Ligia Branice (Glossia)
Ginette Leclerc (Gonasta)
René Dary (Gomor)
Jean-Pierre Andréani (Gono)
Guy Saint-Jean (Grozo)
Fernand Bercher (l'instituteur)
Raoul Darblay (Gwino)
Hubert Lassiat (General with glasses)
Michel Thomass (Gra)
Colette Régis (la directrice)
Noël Mickely (le musicien à la scie)
Pascale Brouillard (Gauda)
Michel Charrel (Grymp)
Rudy Lenoir (le juge d'instruction)
Ari Arcadi (l'éxecuteur de chiens)
Steve Kalfa (Gilo)
Percival Russel (Gotudo)
Guy Bonnafoux (Gurto)
Alain Marco (Gabro)
Roland Fleuri (soldier)
André Cassan (le médecin)
Pierre Collet
Maritin
Arnal Cocos
Canari
Robert Capia
Paul Pellardi
Alain-Noel

AVAILABILITY

France
DVD Distributors: Gaumont / Columbia TriStar Home Video

Japan
DVD Distributors: Trash Mountain Video - Epcott K.K.

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Sweden
Rating: 15

TIMELINE

1969
September
26: USA - shown at the New York Film Festival

October
2: Sweden - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

A Ilha do Amor - Portuguese title
Goto - kärlekens ö - Sweden title
Goto, isla del amor - Spanish title
Goto, Island of Love
Goto, l'isola dell'amore - Italian title

KEYWORDS

allegories, islands. politics

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009