Episode 306: Fantastic Planet (1973)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2017

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Vincenzo Natali and Jeffrey Babcock join Mike to look at the 1973 film from René Laloux, Fantastic Planet . Also known as La Planète Sauvage, this animated film was based on a book by Stefan Wul called Oms en série with visuals designed by Roland Topor of the Panic Movement. The film tells the tale of a world where exist as pets and pestilence to the Draags, 39 feet high blue-skinned creatures who enjoy meditation.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.7	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:10.8	Fantastic Planet.
0:26.6	Yeah. Planet Special Grand Prize Khan Film Festival
0:28.6	Fes Fascinating. A Fine Adventure Story. Brilliant.
1:05.0	I recommend it.
1:08.0	I recommend it.
1:18.6	Spellbinding science fiction. The The Welcome to the Planet
1:55.1	Welcome to the projection booth.
2:01.1	I'm your host, Mike White.
2:02.1	Joining me once again is Mr. Vincenzo Natale.
2:05.3	Hello.
2:06.3	Also with us this week is Mr. Jeffrey Babcock.
2:09.0	Hello.
2:10.3	This week we are looking at the 1973 film from Renee LaLou, Fantastic Planet.
2:16.2	Also known as La Plano Savage, this animated film was based on a book by Stefan Wohl called Oms and Seri,
2:24.0	with visuals designed by Roland Topor of the Panic Movement.
2:27.9	The film tells the tale of a world where humans exist as pets and pestilence to the drags, the 39-foot-high blue-skin creatures
2:38.2	who, they seem to just really enjoy meditation.
2:41.9	This film is very much a hero's journey of Ter, our narrator and a human, or in the film's
2:47.9	parlance and Om, and how he liberates his fellow Oms.
2:51.8	So we're going to be getting to some spoilers here on this episode.
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