The final piece of the 63rd New York Film Festival film lineup has been locked into place. Expanding the traditional canon, Revivals celebrates works that have been restored, preserved, or digitally remastered. Featuring rediscovered gems and influential rarities, this selection highlights 12 films that have been acclaimed for their artistic innovation and cultural significance or that were underappreciated in their time but offer fresh relevance for today’s audiences.
Featuring the recently completed director’s cut of Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay, Satyajit Ray’s Days and Nights in the Forest, Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg, Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly, Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, and much more, explore below.
Angel’s Egg / 天使のたまご
Mamoru Oshii, 1985, Japan, 73m
Japanese with English subtitles
New York Premiere of New 4K Restoration
Now recognized as a landmark work of animation, Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg is a cryptic,...
Featuring the recently completed director’s cut of Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay, Satyajit Ray’s Days and Nights in the Forest, Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg, Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly, Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, and much more, explore below.
Angel’s Egg / 天使のたまご
Mamoru Oshii, 1985, Japan, 73m
Japanese with English subtitles
New York Premiere of New 4K Restoration
Now recognized as a landmark work of animation, Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg is a cryptic,...
- 8/14/2025
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Aura Battler Dunbine is one of the earliest prototypes of isekai anime, paving the way for the genre's popularity today. Fushigi Yugi blends Chinese mythology with the protagonist entering a novel, setting it apart from the European-inspired worlds of isekai. .hack//Sign is an early example of the "trapped in a virtual world" concept, focusing more on character development than action sequences.
Despite the recent popularity of isekai anime, the concept of "entering another world" has been present throughout different facets of fiction for many years. One of the oldest known examples came in the 14th century with Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Centuries later, titles like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Howl's Moving Castle further explored the idea. One of the earliest prototypes in anime, however, was 1983's Aura Battler Dunbine.
The term "isekai" literally translates to "another world", and is a subgenre related to portal fantasy.
Despite the recent popularity of isekai anime, the concept of "entering another world" has been present throughout different facets of fiction for many years. One of the oldest known examples came in the 14th century with Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Centuries later, titles like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Howl's Moving Castle further explored the idea. One of the earliest prototypes in anime, however, was 1983's Aura Battler Dunbine.
The term "isekai" literally translates to "another world", and is a subgenre related to portal fantasy.
- 12/20/2023
- by Shazara Khan
- ScreenRant
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