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Gandahar

1987 · 83 min

A dreamlike, surreal animated journey through strange worlds, with a melancholic and eerie atmosphere that lingers.

Directed by
René Laloux
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Fantasy
Tagline
‘In a thousand years, Gandahar was destroyed, and all its people massacred. A thousand years ago, Gandahar will be saved, and what can’t be avoided will be.”
Overview
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.

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Directed by
René Laloux
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Fantasy
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • survival
  • technology
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
  • sea
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism2
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
animation, science fiction, fantasy, adventure
Directed by
René Laloux
Written by
Raphael Cluzel, René Laloux
Starring
Catherine Chevallier, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Anny Duperey, Christine Pâris, Georges Wilson, Jean-Pierre Ducos, Olivier Cruveiller, Zaïra Benbadis
Music
Christian Zanessi, Gabriel Yared
Cinematography
Pierre Biecher
Runtime
83 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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