Depart to Arrive
1982, German. Directed by Alexandra von Grote.
When her lesbian affair with Regine hits the rocks, Anna needs to escape her job as a photographer, her home, her friends and everything that reminds her of the past and so she aims a borrowed Volkswagen van for the south of France and steps on the gas pedal. As she travels, her daydreams take on the force of reality as she fantazises about the past with Regine, yet the change in color tonalities of her imaginings and other camera tricks contrast her make-believe world with the scenic countryside and picturesque villages she passes on her way. As the road unspools before her like a role of film, images from her mind's storehouse of reels flash by - and the parallels between traveling away and mentally going back become clearer, for as the title suggests, she has to "depart to arrive."
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- 9 April 1982
- Original title
- Weggehen um anzukommen
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Depart to Arrive runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Depart to Arrive isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 April 1982. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Depart to Arrive?
Depart to Arrive (1982) was directed by Alexandra von Grote.