The Departure (1967)

Original title

Le départ

Directed by

Jerzy Skolimowski

Genre

melodrama

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

16

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young man is obsessed with owning a Porsche so he can compete in a race. He goes to great lengths and tries various schemes to get the car.

fast-pacedwhimsicalquirkyfranticlightheartedyouthfulslightly absurd

What happens

Le Départ is a 1967 Belgian comedy film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. It stars Jean-Pierre Léaud as a car-obsessed young man trying to get possession of a Porsche for a race. The film won the Golden Bear at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In several English-speaking countries, it has been released under the title The Departure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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