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...

Main Cast

Sterling Hayden

M. Nature / The Leader

Age : 70 | Popularity : 69%

Anne Wiazemsky

Mona Lisa

Age : 70 | Popularity : 14%

Gilles Raysse

Caïn

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Lucienne Hamon

Mme Nature

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Alexandre Raysse

Innocence

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jackie Raynal

Sterling Hayden's Wife

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Jean-Jacques Flori
Editing	Editor	Monique Giraudy Martine Kalfon
Writing	Writer	Martial Raysse
Sound	Sound Engineer	Jean-Pierre Ruh
	Music	Gong
Crew	Other	Jean-Louis Bertuccelli
Directing	Director	Martial Raysse
Department	Role	Name

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