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Argos Films
Directed by: René Laloux
Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director René Laloux’s animated marvel Fantastic Planet, a politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction. The film is set on a distant planet called Ygam, where enslaved humans (Oms) are the playthings of giant blue natives (Draags). After Terr, kept as a pet since infancy, escapes from his gigantic child captor, he is swept up by a band of radical fellow Oms who are resisting the Draags’ oppression and violence. With its eerie, coolly surreal cutout animation by Roland Topor; brilliant psychedelic jazz score by Alain Goraguer; and wondrous creatures and landscapes, this Cannes-awarded 1973 counterculture classic is a perennially compelling statement against conformity and violence.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Soundtrack, Short Film, Documentary, Television Program, Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- Alternate English-language soundtrack
- Les escargots (1966), an early short film by director Ren
- Laloux sauvage, a 2009 documentary on Laloux
- Italiques: Roland Topor Special, a 1974 French television program on Topor
- Archival interviews
- Trailer
- Insert featuring an essay by critic Michael Brooke
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Release Credits
Artwork: Eric Skillman
Producer: Issa Clubb
Release Notes on Restoration
Fantastic Planet
Fantastic Planet is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This 2K digital restoration was undertaken from the 35mm original camera negative at Éclair/Group Ymagis by Argos Films, with the support of the CNC, under the supervision of Florence Dauman and Fabrice Blin.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm magnetic tracks and restored at Éclair/Groupe Ymagis.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm magnetic tracks and restored at Éclair/Groupe Ymagis.