Buñuel later called The Milky Way the first in a trilogy (along with The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty) about "the search for truth."
Buñuel considerou A vía láctea a primeira parte dunha triloxía (xunto con O discreto engado da burguesía e A pantasma da liberdade) sobre "a busca da verdade."