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Angel's Egg (1985)

Angel's Egg (1985)

A surreal, (almost) wordless journey into the meaning of life

7.4

Movie

Japan
Japanese
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
1985
MAMORU OSHII
Jinpachi Nezu, Keiichi Noda, Mako Hyodo
71 min

What it's about

In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to do nothing but collect water in jars and protect a large egg she carries everywhere. A mysterious man enters her life... and they discuss the world around them.

The take

A beautiful enigma from start to finish, Angel's Egg follows a young girl carrying a large egg through a desolate, post-apocalyptic world. She meets a young boy who helps her on her journey, and together they search for answers about the egg and the world they inhabit. Filled with religious symbolism, it teeters between a story about the creation of the universe and a meditation on the nature of faith and belief. From director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), this largely wordless film relies on its surreal and enigmatic dark visuals and atmosphere to tell its story. Heavy with silence and shadows, this disturbingly stunning film is up for interpretation. 

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