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197271 minDrama, Fantasy

The Big Departure

Is The Big Departure a Hit or Flop?

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Is The Big Departure worth watching? With a rating of 4.7/10, this Drama, Fantasy film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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The Big Departure Synopsis

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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Top Cast

Sterling Hayden
Sterling HaydenM. Nature / The Leader
Anne Wiazemsky
Anne WiazemskyMona Lisa
Gilles Raysse
Gilles RaysseCaïn
Lucienne Hamon
Lucienne HamonMme Nature
Alexandre Raysse
Alexandre RaysseInnocence
Jackie Raynal
Jackie RaynalSterling Hayden's Wife
Okacha Touita
Okacha Touita

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The Big Departure is a Drama, Fantasy movie that 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 m...

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