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
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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