The Big Departure
1972, French. Directed by Martial Raysse.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 15 November 1972
- Original title
- Le Grand Départ
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Martial Raysse
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The Big Departure runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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The Big Departure isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 November 1972. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Big Departure?
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Who directed The Big Departure?
The Big Departure (1972) was directed by Martial Raysse and stars Sterling Hayden, Anne Wiazemsky, Gilles Raysse.