1:30pm - 1970s - La Planète Sauvage (AKA Fantastic Planet) - dir. René Laloux
On The Fantastic Planet, there are giant blue beings, who live in a harmonious and intellectual society. They seem in tune with nature, each other, spirituality and... they keep humans as pets. One of these god-like beings takes a shining to their new human pet, and that pet begins to learn things it shouldn't. This knowledge threatens to disrupt the Fantastic Planet and the blue beings' wider society.
Animated, surreal, French, esoteric and no doubt influenced by LSD, La Planète Sauvage is a film unlike many others. It has nudity, violence, budding romance, sci-fi, parable-like elements and a treasure trove of ideas ready for you to discover. It won several high-profile awards in the early 1970s, including a special mention at Cannes. There's never really been a film like it, and it perfectly sums up the challenging and auteur-driven cinema of the decade. Here's a trailer:
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