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The Big Departure  (1972)


6.0|15 Nov, 1972|71 min
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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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Keywords
cat
innocence
mona lisa (la gioconda)

Casts

Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
M. Nature / The Leader
Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky
Mona Lisa
Gilles Raysse
Caïn
Lucienne Hamon
Lucienne Hamon
Mme Nature
Alexandre Raysse
Innocence
Jackie Raynal
Jackie Raynal
Sterling Hayden's Wife
Okacha Touita
Okacha Touita

Crews

Jean-Louis Bertuccelli
Other
Gong
Music
Martial Raysse
Martial Raysse
Writer
Jean-Jacques Flori
Director of Photography
Monique Giraudy
Editor
Martine Kalfon
Editor
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Sound Engineer
Martial Raysse
Martial Raysse
Director

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