Gandahar (4K Restoration)
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The long-awaited 4K restoration of René Laloux’s final masterpiece reveals one of animation’s most astonishing science-fiction visions.
An entire civilization must confront its destiny in alternative-animation pioneer René Laloux’s final feature, a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction. In a distant world, a merciless army of automata attacks Gandahar, turning its peace-loving people to stone. Hoping to discover the source of these Men of Metal, a council of matriarchs enlists the brave yet inexperienced warrior Sylvain (Pierre-Marie Escourro), who, while journeying through his planet’s outer regions, teams up with the Deformed, a race cast out from Gandahar after failed science experiments rendered them mutants. Soon, Sylvain learns that a gargantuan brain called Metamorphis (Georges Wilson) is responsible for his utopian society’s strife and—together with the beautiful Airelle (Catherine Chevallier)—travels through time to defeat him, in the process risking their lives and Gandahar’s very existence. Featuring stunningly surreal creatures and wondrously bizarre environments designed by renowned comic-book artist Caza, Gandahar is a visceral, visionary head-trip in which animation opens a gateway to the furthest reaches of the imagination.
Presented in a stunning new 4K restoration as the culmination of Laloux’s Worlds, our celebration of René Laloux’s visionary cinema.
More showtimes coming soon
Runtime
1h 23m
Year
1987
Director
René Laloux
Format
DCP
Country
France
Language
French with English Subtitles
First Showing
September 11, 2026
Categories
Life In 4K
Animation Obsession
Laloux’s Worlds
,
Featured
An entire civilization must confront its destiny in alternative-animation pioneer René Laloux’s final feature, a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction. In a distant world, a merciless army of automata attacks Gandahar, turning its peace-loving people to stone. Hoping to discover the source of these Men of Metal, a council of matriarchs enlists the brave yet inexperienced warrior Sylvain (Pierre-Marie Escourro), who, while journeying through his planet’s outer regions, teams up with the Deformed, a race cast out from Gandahar after failed science experiments rendered them mutants. Soon, Sylvain learns that a gargantuan brain called Metamorphis (Georges Wilson) is responsible for his utopian society’s strife and—together with the beautiful Airelle (Catherine Chevallier)—travels through time to defeat him, in the process risking their lives and Gandahar’s very existence. Featuring stunningly surreal creatures and wondrously bizarre environments designed by renowned comic-book artist Caza, Gandahar is a visceral, visionary head-trip in which animation opens a gateway to the furthest reaches of the imagination.
Presented in a stunning new 4K restoration as the culmination of Laloux’s Worlds, our celebration of René Laloux’s visionary cinema.
More showtimes coming soon
Runtime
1h 23m
Year
1987
Director
René Laloux
Format
DCP
Country
France
Language
French with English Subtitles
First Showing
September 11, 2026
Categories
Life In 4K
Animation Obsession
Laloux’s Worlds
,
Featured
