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Fantastic Planet
Fantastic Planet
La Planète sauvage
1973 ·72 min ·Czechoslovakia, France ·PG 16+
7.9
IMDb 7.7 КП 7.9 RT 91% MC 73
Animation, Science Fiction
Director: René Laloux
🎭 Based on «Oms en série» byStefan Wul
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On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.

US Gross: $193,817
Barry Bostwick
Actor
Jennifer Drake
Actor
Eric Baugin
Actor
🏆 Cannes Film Festival 1973 — Special Award
🎬 Cannes Film Festival 1973 — Palme d'Or

La Planète sauvage is a landmark of surrealist animation, celebrated for its profound philosophical depth and singular, otherworldly visual aesthetic. While its meditative pace and minimalist animation style can be polarizing, it remains a hauntingly relevant allegory for human rights, ecological responsibility, and the dangers of intellectual arrogance.

Production The surreal, hand-drawn visual style creates a uniquely hypnotic and immersive atmosphere that distinguishes the film from mainstream animation.
Theme The film offers a rich, provocative exploration of themes like systemic oppression, the ethics of human-animal relations, and the collapse of stagnant civilizations.
Score The score effectively captures the film's eerie, psychedelic, and otherworldly tone, grounding the surreal visuals.
Pacing The unconventional, slow-burning pacing rewards patient viewers with a reflective experience, while others find the static animation and deliberate speed tedious or unengaging.
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