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The Big Departure

1972-11-15
6
fr 71m
DramaFantasy
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...

Director

Martial Raysse

Director of Photography

Jean-Jacques Flori

Editor

Martine Kalfon

Writer

Martial Raysse

Music

Gong

Other

Jean-Louis Bertuccelli

cat innocence mona lisa (la gioconda)

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Sunchild Productions