Angel's Egg

7.5
1985 1 hr 11 min Fantasy , Animation , Mystery

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.

  • Cast:
    Keiichi Noda , Mako Hyodo , Jinpachi Nezu

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Reviews

Console
1985/12/22

best movie i've ever seen.

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Cooktopi
1985/12/23

The acting in this movie is really good.

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Siflutter
1985/12/24

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Kien Navarro
1985/12/25

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Irishchatter
1985/12/26

Now some movies or any other media, don't need a plot but this one I have to say, needed a plot because it was rather confusing and boring with less speaking in it. All we know it's about a young girl bringing an egg and meeting a guy but whats more to it? The drawing of the anime was ok but I wouldn't consider calling this a masterpiece or amazing, I just didn't find it eye-catching and it even made me yawn by just skipping to the end. I didn't find the end satisfying enough either. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't enjoy this 1 hour movie enough as much as I would've liked!

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Introgreen
1985/12/27

Angel's Egg is so far the best anime I have ever seen. With it's stunning animation, heavy symbolism and long scenes the movie has a very surreal, almost religious atmosphere. The dialogues are very sparse but deliberate, which really establishes the emphasis on visual side of the work. The art is beautiful and highly detailed. The gorgeus and memorable shots are very well accompanied with fantasic music. The story itself is pretty vague and confusing but when taking in account the entirety of the piece it creates an icreadible exploration of deep themes of faith and it's implications. Highly recommended.

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jackielicecomb
1985/12/28

I can see no middle ground on this film, either you're going to love it or you're going to despise it. Angel's Egg is a very polarizing sort of movie in that it is one of the best examples of an "experimental film" I have ever seen. Angel's Egg is centered around a young girl who carries a large egg through a Gothic/post- apocalyptic land as she collects water. On one of her quests, she meets a man carrying an ornate crucifix, his intentions unknown. This is about as may details about the plot I can give away without introducing my theories on the film. What makes this movie so different from others of it's caliber is that the entire plot and meaning behind the central conflict is left to your interpretation. As such, the conventional movie fan will want to avoid this movie like the plague, in that most modern cinematic conventions of dialog and characterization are turned upside down or entirely disregarded. What is present, however, is a tour de force of dramatic yet obscure conflicts accentuated with melancholy visuals and beautiful music. If you aren't prepared to watch this film multiple times then you probably won't like it. In short, this film was breathtakingly beautiful in a conventional sense while being the best of its kind in a more abstract way. Never have I seen a film that leaves so little for the audience that has been so meaningful. Love it or hate it, you cannot deny that Angel's Egg is a journey that everyone should go on.

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kotatsu-neko
1985/12/29

Tenshi no Tamago - Angel's Egg - is a very rare type of movie. It is a movie that does not spell the plot out in big bold type. Instead the meaning of the story is told in symbolic imagery and left to the viewer to interpret and understand. Some believe it tells of the director's own loss of faith in religion, and society's blind devotion to belief in mythical and imaginary things.The film's visuals are utterly beautiful, with designs from Yoshitaka Amano, and with Mamoru Oshii's breath-taking direction in full force. The soundtrack too is sublime, composed by Yoshihiro Kanno and one of only a few he ever composed for movies.Films as meaningful, thoughtful, and beautiful as this should never be missed. If you value the art form of cinema, then watch Angel's Egg and be amazed. If you prefer wall to wall explosions then look elsewhere.

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