Le Départ
| Le Départ | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
| Written by | Andrzej Kostenko Jerzy Skolimowski |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Léaud Catherine-Isabelle Duport |
| Cinematography | Willy Kurant |
| Music by | Krzysztof Komeda |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | French |
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.