The Big Departure

1972

71 min

6.0

Ends at

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...

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama, Fantasy

Director

Martial Raysse

Country

France

Cast & Crew

Sterling Hayden

Anne Wiazemsky

Gilles Raysse

Lucienne Hamon

Alexandre Raysse

Jackie Raynal

Okacha Touita

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The Big Departure

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...

  • Sterling Hayden

  • Anne Wiazemsky

  • Gilles Raysse

  • Lucienne Hamon

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