Birds in Peru [Les oiseaux vont mourir au Perou]

N.p. N.p., Circa 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 French film. With manuscript ink annotations and stamp of photographer Gerard Cossevin on the verso.

While hiding out on a Peruvian island, an emotionally numb young woman has sex with a group of sailors on a beach. Meanwhile, her wealthy husband and his strange chauffeur search for her, to no avail. One of the first films to receive an X rating from the MPAA, purportedly written by director Romain Gary about his marriage to actress Jean Seberg.

Shot on location in Mauritania.

9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

Bier, p. 723.

[Book #152314]