The Epic Film Challenge II
#33 – Fantastic Planet (1973)
Dir. Rène Laloux
Starring: Jean Valmont, Eric Baugin, Jennifer Drake, Jean Topart
The thirty-third installment of the Epic Film Challenge II, Rène Laloux’s surreal, psychedelic sci-fi film, told through a striking form of animation, Fantastic Planet.
Recorded in June 2016.
Is it a film you must see before you die?
Luke: Yes, it’s unlike any animated film I’ve ever seen, and feels strikingly original, in a good way.