Janus Films: First Look at New 4K Restoration of René Laloux's Gandahar
HomeJanus Films: First Look at New 4K Restoration of René Laloux's Gandahar
Posted July 17, 2026 09:23 PM by Webmaster
Janus Films has provided a promotional domestic trailer for the new 4K restoration of René Laloux's animated film Gandahar (1988). The 4K restoration will begin screening is theaters across the nation on August 28.
Also included with this article is a new theatrical poster.
Description: 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.
Also included with this article is a new theatrical poster.
Description: 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.
