Le départ
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The Departure 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.
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début Oko wykol...
. It stars Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud
-Early years:Born in Paris, Léaud made his major debut as an actor at the age of 14 as Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character based on the life events of French film director François Truffaut, in The 400 Blows....
as a car-obsessed young man trying to get possession of a Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
for a race. The film won the Golden Bear
Golden Bear
According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival
17th Berlin International Film Festival
The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1967.-Jury:* Thorold Dickinson * Rüdiger von Hirschberg* Knud Leif Thomsen* Michel Aubriant* Sashadhar Mukerjee* Aleksandar Petrović* Willard Van Dyke...
. The film was also selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 40th Academy Awards
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for 8 April 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, 10 April 1968, because of the assassination of Dr...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- Jean-Pierre LéaudJean-Pierre Léaud-Early years:Born in Paris, Léaud made his major debut as an actor at the age of 14 as Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character based on the life events of French film director François Truffaut, in The 400 Blows....
- Marc - Catherine-Isabelle Duport - Michèle (as Catherine Duport)
- Jacqueline Bir - The Woman
- Paul RolandPaul RolandPaul Roland , is a recording artist, writer and journalist.-Biography:Paul Roland was born in England in 1959...
- The Boss - Leon Dony
- Lucien Charbonnier
- Georges Aubrey
- John Dobrynine
- Bernard Graczyk
- Marthe Dugard
- Maxane
- Jacques Courtois
- Paul FrèrePaul FrèrePaul Frère was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre . He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points...
- Paul Frère - Paul Delrivière
See also
- List of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film