Film at Lincoln Center Announces Revivals Lineup for the 63rd New York Film Festival

12 restored features ranging from timeless classics
to rediscovered rarities including works by Ossie Davis, Henry Jaglom, Jocelyne Saab, Erich von Stroheim, and more

Films from Asia include new 4K restorations from renowned Indian directors Ramesh Sippy and Satyajit Ray; Japanese directors Mamoru Oshii and Yasuzo Masumura; and Hong Kong's T'ang Shushuen

New York, NY (August 14, 2025) – Film at Lincoln Center announces the Revivals selections for the 63rd New York Film Festival. 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. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, NYFF63 takes place September 26 through October 13 at Lincoln Center and in venues across the city.

This year's Revivals notably boasts two major Indian films of the 1970s: the recently completed director's cut of Ramesh Sippy's Sholay (1975), the biggest action-adventure film ever made in India, and a glorious restoration of Satyajit Ray's Days and Nights in the Forest (1970), a fully dimensional portrait of a generation of young Indian men that deserves to be counted among Ray's crowning achievements.

Making use of new research and recently discovered materials, Queen Kelly (1929) is a sumptuous reconstruction of Erich von Stroheim's unfinished silent-era epic. The restoration of Mamoru Oshii's haunting Angel's Egg (1985) is a major event for anime fans and cinephiles alike (and is one of two Japanese films in this year's Revivals lineup). Howard Brookner's documentary Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1985) follows the great theater artist Robert Wilson (who died in July at age 83) during his creation of an epic 12-hour opera for the 1984 Summer Olympics. The section also includes T'ang Shushuen's The Arch (1968), a pioneering work of Hong Kong independent cinema that serves as an overdue reintroduction of a groundbreaking female director.

Several of this year's Revivals selections are notable for their continued social and political relevance. Yasuzo Masumura's elegant masterwork The Wife of Seisaku (1965) is a fierce critique of militarism, rigid gender roles, and social norms in prewar Japan. The Razor's Edge (1985), by Lebanese war correspondent–turned–filmmaker Jocelyne Saab, offers a vivid and arresting portrayal of life during wartime. Flora Gomes's Mortu Nega (1988), a milestone of African cinema set during the end of Guinea-Bissau's War of Independence, remains as politically urgent and emotionally resonant now as ever.

Two restorations making their world premiere are a 2K restoration of Mary Stephen's Ombres de soie (1978), a fascinating early work by a filmmaker who would go on to edit films by Éric Rohmer, among many others, and a 4K restoration of Henry Jaglom's Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983), a comedic portrait of midlife romance in 1980s New York. Rounding out the selection is another undersung entry in the annals of American independent filmmaking, Ossie Davis's vital social drama Black Girl (1972).

The Revivals section is programmed by Florence Almozini, Dan Sullivan, and Gina Telaroli in collaboration with Dennis Lim.

NYFF63 Revivals is supported by Anne-Victoire Auriault.

NYFF63 is generously supported by Festival Co-Chairs Susan and John Hess, Almudena and Pablo Legorreta, Imelda and Peter Sobiloff, and Nanna and Dan Stern; Vice Chairs Susannah Gray and John Lyons, and Tara Kelleher and Roy Zuckerberg; and Supporters Hillary Koota Krevlin and Glenn Krevlin, Ronnie Planalp, and Ari Rifkin.

The New York Film Festival is an annual celebration of the most significant films from around the world. Since its inception in 1963, NYFF has played a pivotal role in shaping film culture, presenting a curated selection of bold and remarkable works by acclaimed directors alongside emerging talents.

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