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Time Masters

1982 · 80 min

A dreamlike, melancholic space odyssey with strange alien encounters and a haunting sense of loss.

Directed by
René Laloux
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Adventure
Overview
On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves young Piel alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Jaffar, an adventurer travelling through space. Onboard Jaffar’s shuttle are the renegade Prince Matton, his fiancée, and Silbad, who knows Perdide well. Thus begins an incredible race across space to save Piel.

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Directed by
René Laloux
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Adventure
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • memory
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
animation, science fiction, adventure
Directed by
René Laloux
Written by
Jean Giraud, René Laloux
Starring
Jean Valmont, Michel Elias, Frédéric Legros, Yves-Marie Maurin, Monique Thierry, Sady Rebbot, Patrick Baujin, Pierre Tourneur
Music
Christian Zanesi, Jacques Lanzmann
Cinematography
András Klausz, Árpád Lossonczy
Runtime
80 min
Country
France, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Languages
French

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