Awarded at Cannes in 1973, “The Wild Planet” by René Laloux, the first French animated science fiction film, is released in our cinemas on May 1st.
It is one of the first animated films to have made a foray into the field of science fiction: The Wild Planet by René Laloux will be released in our cinemas on May 1st.
Loosely inspired by the novel “Oms in series” by Stefan Wul, the feature film released in theaters in December 1973 takes place on the planet Ygam, where giant androids called the Draags live. They raise tiny human beings whom they nickname Oms. But one day, the Om of young Tiwa turns out to be more intelligent and will trigger a revolt.
The first animated sci-fi film for adults
It is also one of the first animated films aimed at an adult audience. The Wild Planet goes down in history as the beginning of a new era in the field of animation. The feature film explores philosophical, political and ecological themes. Subjects which, in the 70s, had never before been addressed so directly in animated cinema, until now intended for children.
Tamasa The Wild Planet
This animated film created an event upon its release and was also awarded the Special Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. Having become cult, La Planète sauvage is written by Rene Laloux and his accomplice Roland Topor, to whom we also owe the drawings. The feature film required five years of work, including 3 and a half years for the creation of the 1073 shots of the film. The very nature of the animation technique used, which involved pencil drawings, paper cutouts and manipulations of physical materials, helped to lengthen the creative process.
Retrospective René Laloux
This Franco-Czechoslovak co-production was filmed in the famous Jiří Trnka studios in Prague. Trnka Studios has influenced many other animation filmmakers around the world.
The first of three feature films directed by René Laloux, La Planète Sauvage will be released in theaters on May 1st in the same way as Gandahar, another SF animated film by Laloux released in 1987. Note that Tamasa distribution is also releasing Les Maîtres du time (1982) by René Laloux, adapted from “The Orphan of Perdide” by Stefan Wul.