La planète sauvage (1973)

Director:

René Laloux

Writers:

Stefan Wul (novel)
Roland Topor (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

1 December 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A Sublime Trip to a Fine New World

Plot:

Slaves and masters dominate the narrative of the faraway world of Ygam. Set around the lifespan of Terr...

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Giant | Speciesism | Baby | Symbolism

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Drake	...	Tiwa (voice)
Eric Baugin	...	Terr (voice)
Jean Topart	...	Maître Sinh (voice)
Jean Valmont	...	Terr adulte - le commentateur (voice)
Sylvie Lenoir	...	(voice)
Michèle Chahan	...	(voice)
Yves Barsacq	...	(voice)
Hubert de Lapparent	...	Voice (voice)
Gérard Hernandez	...	(voice)
Claude Joseph	...	(voice)
Philippe Ogouz	...	(voice)
Jacques Ruisseau	...	(voice)

Also Known As:

Divoká planeta (Czechoslovakia: Czech title)
Planet of Incredible Creatures
The Fantastic Planet (USA)
The Savage Planet (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

France | Czechoslovakia

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Argos Films

Trivia:

Film nabbed the Grand Prize at Cannes.

Quotes:

Narrator: After a while, I lost my intimacy with Tiwa. As she grew up, she gave up her playthings.
Narrator: Deprived of lessons, I decided to run away.

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Cult movie in France, not about future ... but about past ...

This is the masterpiece of René Laloux. Was an almost big success in France, was shown only 2 or 3 times in the past 20 years and is now a kind of "Cult" movie for sci fi addicts. This sci-fi movie is far much better than the two other from the same director: "Gandahar" and "Les maitres du temps" (Time Masters). René Laloux always works with great and original comics artists. He worked with "Moebius" Aka Jean Giraud on "Les maitres du temps". This artist is also credited on "Alien" , he created the space suits. He worked with "Caza" an other great comics artist for "Gandahar"

He worked wit "Topor" on "La planète sauvage". Roland Topor is a french artist with a great sense of fantasy. He designed most of all you can see on the screen. The animation was produced in Czechoslovakia because there always have been excellent animation studios in this country, and also because producing in France was far too expensive. This story takes place in the past. It is a metaphor of the man's history. The small characters are called "Oms". This word is pronounced like the french word "Hommes" that means "man". It tell us when man had to leave the original heaven. Man had to fight against his old masters to be independent and free, then he had to find his place in the universe. This is the universal story ... and that's why this movie is timeless (despite the 70s Wha Wha guitars ... ;o)