The Big Departure

Year: 1972

Runtime: 71 mins

Language: French

Director: Martial Raysse

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Martial Raysse’s only feature film embraces an avant‑garde spirit, abandoning conventional narrative for an improvised, dream‑like romp. A cat‑man hijacks a car, picks up a young girl, and promises to take her to “Heaven.” The journey leads to a surreal chateau inhabited by animal‑mask‑wearing eccentrics, filmed in reversed colors and text.

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