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Fantastic Planet
Phyllis Wattis Theater
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 4, 2009, 3:00 p.m.René Laloux, 1973, 72 min., 35mm
French, with English subtitlesThis psychedelic science-fiction animation takes place on a planet where alien giants called Traags rule over the Oms, a tiny race of humanlike people. The film is a parable of life and equality that is a pointed message about the evils of tyranny.
Part of The Future of the Past: Utopia/Dystopia, 1965-1984.
$5 general; free for SFMOMA members or with museum admission (requires a free ticket, which can be picked up in the Haas Atrium). Tickets are available at the museum (with no surcharge) or online. Double features: films offered on the same date are included in one ticket.
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Image: René Laloux, Fantastic Planet (still), 1973; photo courtesy ARGOS FILMS/ACCENT CINEMA
