Fantastic Planet (Live Score by Morricone Youth)

A Live Sound Cinema presentation featuring a live score by Morricone Youth.

Director: René Laloux Run Time: 72 min. Format: DCP Rating: PG

Release Year: 1973

Starring: Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Topart

Fantastic Planet is a Live Sound Cinema event featuring a live score by Morricone Youth.

Knowledge is power in an alien world of Fantastic Planet (aka La Planète sauvage) where the oppressed Oms/humans rebel from their overseers, the Triages. With visuals consisting of stop-motion cut-out courtesy of artist and writer Roland Topor, it’s not surprising that this film is noted for its surrealist imagery. In fact, it’s Fantastic Planet’s bizarre aesthetics and an intricate sex scene make this animated feature most memorable. So let’s be honest, there could be no better way to get trippy than seeing this film with a live score at midnite…you know what we’re saying.

Morricone Youth is a New York City band formed in 1999 dedicated to performing and recording old film and television soundtrack and library production music.