LAB CLASSICS: ANGEL’S EGG (40TH ANNIVERSARY)
For the very first time, we are able to present Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg on the big screen—an enigmatic, dreamlike masterpiece whose haunting imagery has captivated audiences from the shadows for four decades. Join us in celebrating its 40th anniversary with rare screenings of this cult anime legend, finally emerging from myth into the light.
After Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor, Mamoru Oshii teamed up with renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano to create Angel’s Egg (1985), a stunning, hand-drawn allegory which matches Oshii’s philosophic and religious themes with Amano’s visual style. The world they came up with feels ancient and full of decay. A world of spirits, where new beginnings softly stir. Minimal dialogue and alienating, dystopian landscapes create an extraordinary and at times ethereal film, perfectly capturing a sense of uncertainty and solitude.
