The Big Departure

The Big Departure

1972
1h 11m
4.7

4.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Fantasy
Overview

This is the only feature directed by the famed French painter and sculptor Martial Raysse. In keeping with the revolutionary spirit of the time, the movie has no plot to speak of and appears to have been largely made up on the spot. We follow the cat man into a bizarre fantasy universe presented in negative exposure that reverses color values (black is white and vice versa) and written words. The cat man steals a car and then picks up a young girl he promises to take to “Heaven.” Heaven turns out to be a country chateau inhabited by several more animal mask wearing weirdoes...

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sunchild Productions
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

cat innocence mona lisa (la gioconda)

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Grand Départ
Release Date November 15, 1972
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0068656

Cast

Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden

M. Nature / The Leader

Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky

Mona Lisa

Gilles Raysse
Gilles Raysse

Caïn

Lucienne Hamon
Lucienne Hamon

Mme Nature

Alexandre Raysse
Alexandre Raysse

Innocence

Jackie Raynal
Jackie Raynal

Sterling Hayden's Wife

Okacha Touita
Okacha Touita

Key Crew

Martial Raysse
Director
Martial Raysse
Writer