When Viviane (Bulle Ogier), a chic diplomat's wife, meets an intriguing adventurer (Michael Gothard) and his hippy friends in the wilds of Papua New Guinea, different worlds collide. The group, led by enigmatic visionary Gaetan (Jean-Pierre Kalfon), convince Viviane to join their expedition in search of a mysterious uncharted Valley.

The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) (original title La vallée) is the striking second feature from Barbet Schroeder (General Ida Amin Dada: Autopotrait, Barfly, Reversal of Fortune, Single White Female), was one of the old hippy favourites in my art school days, a film that explores the limits of experience as it journeys into the great unknown accompanied by Pink Floyd's wondrous soundtrack, later released as the album Obscured By Clouds.

Previously unavailable in the UK, The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) will be released by the BFI in a Dual Format Edition (a Blu-ray and a DVD disc in one box) on 14th February 2010 at the RRP of £19.99. Featuring a director-approved High Definition transfer from the original negative, the release will have the following special features:

• Original and digitally-restored optional endings (Blu-ray only);
• Original un-restored ending (5 mins, DVD only);
• Three ethnographic documentary shorts directed by Barbet Schroeder: Le cochon aux patates douces (1971, 8 mins) about the Mapuga tribe's feast of pigs with sweet potatoes; Maquillages (1971, 12 mins) which examines the different types of ceremonial make-up worn by the Mapuga tribe; Sing Sing (1971, 5 mins) on the ceremony of 'Sing Sing' practised by Papua New Guinea's tribes;
• Theatrical trailers for Schroeder's The Valley, More (1969) and Maîtresse (1974);
• Illustrated 26-page booklet with rare on-set photographs, an essay, Childhood's End: Pink Floyd's Music for The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) by Rob Young and an essay and new director interview by Emilie Bickerton, author of the recently published book A Short History of Cahiers du Cinéma.