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13 October 1967 (West Germany)
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A fast-paced comedy about a young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice, his girlfriend, and...
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2 wins
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(2 articles)
"The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski"
(From MUBI. 12 June 2011, 6:10 AM, PDT)
David Thomson on Jerzy Skolimowski
(From The Guardian - Film News. 24 March 2011, 5:01 PM, PDT)
(From MUBI. 12 June 2011, 6:10 AM, PDT)
David Thomson on Jerzy Skolimowski
(From The Guardian - Film News. 24 March 2011, 5:01 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(in credits order) | Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | Marc |
 | Catherine-Isabelle Duport | ... | Michèle (as Catherine Duport) |
| Jacqueline Bir | ... | The Woman |
| Paul Roland | ... | The Boss |
| Leon Dony | ||
| Lucien Charbonnier | ||
| Georges Aubrey | ||
| John Dobrynine | ||
| Bernard Graczyk | ||
| Marthe Dugard | ||
| Maxane | ||
| Jacques Courtois | ||
| Paul Frère | ... | Paul Frère |
| Paul Delrivière |
Directed by | |||
| Jerzy Skolimowski | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Andrzej Kostenko | ||
| Jerzy Skolimowski | ||
Produced by | |||
| Bronka Ricquier | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Krzysztof Komeda | (as K.T. Komeda) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Willy Kurant | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bob Wade | |||
Production Management | |||
| Maurice Urbain | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jean-Emile Caudron | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Philip Cape | .... | sound editor | |
| Philip Cape | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jacques Assuérus | .... | camera operator | |
| Michel Baudour | .... | assistant camera | |
Other crew | |||
| Wilfried Coppens | .... | script supervisor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Constantin Film (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Elisabeth Films (1967) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Pathé Contemporary Films (USA) (subtitled)
- Meuter-Titra titles
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"The Departure" - International (English title)
"Der Start" - West Germany
"I anahorisi" - Greece (festival title)
"Il vergine" - Italy
"Lähtö" - Finland
"La partida" - Spain
"Start" - Poland
"Starten" - Denmark (imdb display title)
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"Der Start" - West Germany
"I anahorisi" - Greece (festival title)
"Il vergine" - Italy
"Lähtö" - Finland
"La partida" - Spain
"Start" - Poland
"Starten" - Denmark (imdb display title)
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93 min
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If you're in the States, it seems there's a 99% chance you won't get a chance to see this consistently entertaining film, save for the outside possibility it's shown in a big-city arthouse theater. As you might've read from the description above, it concerns Marc (a typically charming, uncharacteristically manic Jean-Pierre Leaud), an automobile-obsessed young hairdresser in Brussels struggling to obtain money needed to finance the car he needs for an upcoming race. With no assistance from his coworkers, Marc enlists the help of Michele, the loyal girlfriend he keeps at arm's length (the likeable Catherine Duport) not only because of his immaturity, but his single-minded focus on car racing. As the earlier commentator said, a main reason for seeing this film is the charismatic presence of Leaud (it seems a tailor-made film for him), but another draw is the quiet intelligence Duport exudes, and the film's markedly mid-60's style. Krzysztof Komeda's energetic, jazz-tinged score is conspicuous yet completely relevant. Jerzy Skolimowski managed to craft a funny, modish, and assured film in a language that he apparently didn't even speak! Certainly worth a viewing, if you get the chance.