Oms are the descendants of the human survivors of earth, comparably antlike in size and mistreated by the draags. A space odyssey, the big dvd news of the week is the rerelease of fantastic planet, the classic 1973 animated film. Full of bold ideas, fantastic planet is a classic of scifi animation. Sep 04, 2017 fantastic planet is a stunning work of visionary filmmaking, directed in 1973 by rene laloux and animated by roland topor. On the planet ygam, the draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny oms, human beings descendants of terras inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Fantastic planet 1973 ive only seen this trailer, not the full film. The film began production in czechoslovakia at the jiri trnka studio, but moved to paris to escape political pressuresthe story was inspired in part by czechoslovakias. On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against. The fantasticsavage planet is the name of ygams moon. Fantastic planet earned the grand prix jury prize at the 1973 cannes film festival. If you came of age in the 1970s, you may have fallen in love with it at a midnight arthouse screening. After terr, kept as a pet since infancy, escapes from his gigantic child captor, he is. Based on a novel by czech fantasist stefan wul, fantastic planet is set on a distant planet in an unknown time where humans live in fear of the draags, blueskinned, red.
The film is set on a distant planet called ygam, where enslaved. Set in a distant world, the fantastic planet, where tiny humans, or oms, are kept as. Fantastic planet is crammed with ideas about philosophy, politics, spirituality, ecology, as well as a bunch of funky creations and creatures. Richard fleischers 1973 film is actually less a scifi melodrama than it is a moody noir. In a month full of some of the most fluid and beautifully animated films of all time fantastic planet is comparatively crude. It is based on a novel, oms en serie oms linked together, by stefan wul. Wild oms however are a problem and are exterminated by the dozen. Included on the dvd are three early short subjects by laloux showing his evolution toward fantastic planet. It tells the story of a strange world named ygam, ruled by a race of giant, psychically evolved blue humanoids called the draag. This futuristic story takes place on a faraway planet where giants rule, and. Jul 08, 2016 fantastic planet premiered at the cannes film festival in may 1973 and even won a special prize. Its similar to the film adaptation 1982 of pink floyds album, the wall 1979 172,9 views.
Its the only animated film to win one of the major awards at cannes. Join us as we deep dive into the surreal world of 1970s. The film is a fascinating attempt at using a surreal medium and narrative to promote very real political and social concerns. Daniel norrod favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite january 19, 2020 subject. Fantastic planet premiered at the 1973 cannes film festival, a rare animated feature invited to the main competition, and it won a special jury prize. As it was, it didnt resume until 1969, and the film eventually took four more years to complete. Rene lalouxs mesmerizing scifi classic, based on the book om en serie by stefan wul, is a landmark of european animation. Fantastic planet rene lalouxs mesmerizing psychedelic scifi masterpiece won a prize at the 1973 cannes film festival and has been praised as a landmark of european animation. Fantastic planet 1973 a truly twisted animated film reddit. The film was an international coproduction between companies from france and czechoslovakia.
The film trusts the intelligence of its audience, and the latters ability to fill in whats not spelled out. Fantastic planet 1973 is a surreal, animated scifi fable of extraordinary beauty, cruelty, and strangeness. Fantastic planet 1973 full movie french with english subs dir. Mar 09, 2020 richard fleischers 1973 film is actually less a scifi melodrama than it is a moody noir. The film won the special prize at the 1973 cannes film festival. Fantastic planet is an animated epic that is by turns surreal and. For kids, it was a fantastical fairy tale, complete with castle, dragon, damsel in distress, and a curse in need of. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. The film was released by anchor bay entertainment on dvd on 16 february 1999.
The wild planet is a 1973 animated science fiction film directed by rene laloux, production designed by roland topor, written by both of them and animated at jiri trnka studio. Fantastic planet 1973 a truly twisted animated film. Jan 08, 2015 the adventures of ozzie and harriet s1e19. Living under the thumb of the traggs is the race of oms, humanlike creatures who live either as domesticated pets of the traggs, or as savage groups in the wild. Winner grand prix cannes film festival 1973 see more. Well, i rented the cell and while i was watching the scene where jennifer lopez is in her house with the television on, i noticed those blue aliens and the memories came rushing back. It was a commercial success and an internationally recognized cult movie roger corman dubbed the film for the american released with young barry bostwick in the voice cast. Set in a far distant world human beings or oms have been domesticated by the gigantic draags. Fantastic planet tells the story of oms, humanlike creatures, kept as domesticated pets by an alien race of blue giants called draags. A group of rebel oms travel to a strange planet where they.
Although the literal translation is the wild planet, fantastic planet seems a more accurate name for what laloux and topor have created. Fantastic planet is the strangest animated movie ever made. Based on a novel by stefan wul, lalouxs animation brings to life the odd details of life on planet ygam, such as predators who capture humans in their cagelike noses and devices for transmitting knowledge directly into the brain. Fantastic planet masters of cinema series dvd 1973. All in all, a somewhat inventive scifi story about freedom and aliens that draws heavily on the likes of forbidden planet and planet of the apes for its. Fantastic planet full movie audio english by tricky b. The epic triumph of fantastic planet would sadly mark the last time laloux and topor would work together. The direction of rene laloux, the incredible art of roland topor, and alain goraguers brilliantly complementary score much sampled by the hiphop community all combine to make fantastic planet a mindsearing experience. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain draag children. The film is set on a distant planet called ygam, where enslaved humans oms are the playthings of giant blue native inhabitants draags.
I watched fantastic planet for the first time about a week ago and it is still seeping greatly through my psyche. It used to circulate widely in the vhs era, when it was recognized as one of the most. The oms struggle for independence is at the core of the film, and its psychedelic animation style is enhanced by alain goraguers trippy soundtrack. Included on the dvd are three early short subjects by laloux showing his evolution.
Fantastic planet is a 1973 adult animated science fiction film directed by rene laloux and. The film is set on a distant planet called ygam, where enslaved humans oms are the playthings of giant blue native inhabitants. French with english subtitles, or english with english subtitles. Along with the stanley kubrick box set featuring 2001. Fantastic planet 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On the fantastic planet of ygam, located in a far solar system, a race of huge blue creatures called draags keep oms as domesticated pets. Jul 14, 20 franse animatiefilm met fantasy en sciencefiction van rene laloux. Though nothing can quite compare to the glory of seeing fantastic planet in 35mm, late last month criterion released the film on bluray which was mastered from the original 35mm along with a complete restoration of the soundtrack. Fantastic planet is the strangest animated movie ever. The film fantastic planet won the grand prix at the 1973 cannes film festival and remains a mindbendingly entertaining touchstone of counterculture art. Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director rena lalouxs animated marvel fantastic planet, a politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction. Separate rooms 1953 comedy, drama, family, tv series. Rene lalouxs surreal, phantasmagorical and allegoric animated classic may be dismissed as pure trippy escapism but the film is rich in real world symbolism. Fantastic planet was inspired by the 1957 book oms en serie, by the sciencefiction writer stefan wul born pierre pairault, one of a number of nearcontemporaneous french scifi novels exploring dystopian alternative worlds pierre boulles.
This fantastic scifi spectacle is adapted from the novel by stefan wul whilst its story references everything from the biblical exodus to the planet of the apes. Fantastic planet is a must see for fans camped in any school of animation. The masters of cinema series is proud to release fantastic planet on dvd in the uk for the first time. I had completely forgotten about this film in fact, i hadnt seen it in over 20 years. Fantastic planet won the grand prix at the cannes film festival in 1973.
The film was an international production between france and czechoslovakia and was distributed in the united. Fantastic planet is a stunning work of visionary filmmaking, directed in 1973 by rene laloux and animated by roland topor. One of my favorite films of all time, every minute of this film is a labor of love, considering it actually took three years to make. I dont think id ever experienced a film that shattered my perception of reality. Fantastic planet premiered at the cannes film festival in may 1973 and even won a special prize. I will admit that, when the film started, i was a bit thrown off not sure how i would take to the film s initial approach. The movement of objects isnt as smooth as cel animation, but that works in the film s favor as it helps give the world on screen a different feel. The wild planet is a 1973 adult animated science fiction film directed by rene laloux and written by laloux and roland topor. In fantastic planet, the faraway planet of ygam is dominated by a blueskinned race of giants call traggs, intellectual beings who spend most of their time in meditation.
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