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FANTASTIC PLANET
Chauncey -Theater 1
Thursday, Mar 9, 2023 7:00 PM
On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.
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General Admission General Admission - $7.08

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Presented by the Bijou Film Board, and as part of the 50 Years of Bijou program.
FREE for UI students (present student ID at box office) and $8.00 for the general public!

Presented in 35mm!

“The strange worlds elaborated by Laloux could hardly be described as utopian, but nonetheless he uses them as a staging ground from which to try to resolve his concerns about the folly and aggression to be found on our own savage planet.” - Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

“It's not every fancifully encoded cautionary tale that can survive the demise of its historical villains, and it's not every stoner midnight movie that can stand a second viewing in the sober light of day.” - Gary Dauphin, The Village Voice

This animated tale follows the relationship between the small human-like Oms and their much larger blue-skinned oppressors, the Draags, who rule the planet of Ygam. While the Draags have long kept Oms as illiterate pets, this hierarchy shifts after an Om boy becomes educated, thanks to a young female Draag. This leads to an Om rebellion, which weakens the Draag control over their race. Will the Oms and the Draags find a way to coexist? Or will they destroy each other?

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Series Info
Series:50 Years of Bijou
35mm Film
Film Info
Rating:PG
Runtime:72 minutes
Director:René Laloux
Year Released:1973
Production Country:France
Czechoslovakia
Language:French
Czech