
Fantastica (1980)
Release Year: 1980
Nation: Canada
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Gilles Carle
Writer: Gilles Carle, Oscar Saul
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: E.I. Productions, Les Productions du Verseau
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Musical Film
Awards & Similar
Awards:
Similar: N/A
Story
Fantastica follows an actress in a traveling musical revue who is involved with the show's director until she meets and falls for an aging ecological activist. He too is drawn to her, and together they try to stop a factory from being built over an old-growth forest.
Summary
Directed by Gilles Carle, Fantastica (1980) is a French-Canadian film that blends music and drama. The story revolves around the actress's journey between her involvement with the revue director and her budding relationship with the ecological activist, leading them both to fight against industrial development threatening their natural surroundings.