The Big Departure (1972)
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...
Director: Martial Raysse
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Sterling Hayden as M. Nature / The Leader |
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Anne Wiazemsky as Mona Lisa |
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Gilles Raysse as Caïn |
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Lucienne Hamon as Mme Nature |
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Alexandre Raysse as Innocence |
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Jackie Raynal as Sterling Hayden's Wife |
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Okacha Touita as |
| Crew | Jean-Louis Bertuccelli | Other |
| Sound | Gong | Music |
| Writing | Martial Raysse | Writer |
| Camera | Jean-Jacques Flori | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Monique Giraudy | Editor |
| Editing | Martine Kalfon | Editor |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Ruh | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Martial Raysse | Director |
