The Milky Way

The Milky Way (La Voie lactée, 1969) is a surrealist road picture from Luis Buñuel you can watch online on iFILM. Two French drifters walk the ancient pilgrimage route toward Santiago de Compostela. The destination is almost beside the point.

Along the way they stumble into a raving theologian, a monk with a whip, a courtly highwayman from another century, and a handful of characters whose internal logic obeys only Buñuel. The director cuts between present-day Spain and scenes from the Inquisition, the crucifixion, and medieval heresy trials — all without commentary.

Shot in 1969, the film sits at the centre of Buñuel's late-career trilogy on faith and doubt, alongside The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty. For viewers who like cinema that raises questions it refuses to answer, this one delivers. Stream The Milky Way (1969) online on iFILM.