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Time Masters

Dir. René Laloux
Fanomenon / Retro: Rene Laloux
Sun 3 Nov - 15:30 - 16:48
Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
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Sun 3 Nov
15:30 - 16:48
Past event

Directed by visionary animator René Laloux and designed by the legendary Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius), Time Masters is a visually fantastic foray into existentialist space adventure, presented in a new 4K digital restoration.

After his parents are killed on the dangerous planet Perdide, young Piel survives by maintaining radio contact with Jaffar, a pilot transporting the exiled Prince Matton and Princess Belle from their former kingdom. Along the way, they encounter the Time Masters, mysterious beings who can bend reality and perhaps reveal to the heroes their secret origins and destinies. Laloux’s Fantastic Planet also screens at LIFF 2024.

“Overall, ahead of its time in its character depiction and theme that focuses on celebrating diversity, The Masters of Time is heady with an unforgettable twist.” – Diana Tuova, Spotlight on Film

Content Guidance


Contains mild violence and threat.



Director: René Laloux
Premiere status: UK Premiere of digital restoration
Running time: 78 minutes
Production year: 1982
Country: France, Switzerland, West Germany, UK, Hungary
Language: French
Print source: Janus Films
Age rating: BBFC rating PG 

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Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, dark comedy, cult films, the unclassifiable, and much more. This year we present an expanded programme of new films, two new competitions, and a retrospective, The Weird of Oz.