Cinema for Kids!
Sunday, September 25th
English Language Screening at 12noon, In Japanese with English subtitles at 8:10 PM
PORCO ROSSO
Regular Admission | Free for Young Film Fan Members!
This unsung treasure from Hayao Miyazaki nestles a tale
of morality and identity inside a soaring airborne adventure — a tribute to
early aviation and the reckless flyboys whose home was the open sky. Set
in a mid-war Italy swept by fascism, the film follows the life of Marco, a
world-weary flying ace-turned bounty hunter who plies his trade above the
waters of the Adriatic. Somewhere along the way a curse has transformed Marco’s
head into the head of a pig, reflecting his loss of faith in humanity. Marco meets
his polar opposite in the innocent and energetic 17-year-old Fio, an aspiring
airplane designer, and the two are catapulted into an airborne adventure
pursued by air pirates, the Italian army, and an egotistical American flying
ace. Miyazaki fans will be familiar with the writer/director’s fascination with
flight; in this film, Miyazaki indulges his passion to the fullest. An avid
aviation buff, Miyazaki’s airplane designs conform scrupulously to the
technology of the period. But most impressive are the exhilarating aerial
scenes: sweeping panoramas of wind, cloud, smoke and water and the breathtaking
feeling of soaring though the air in an open cockpit. (Japan, 1992, 94 min.,
Color, DCP, In English, Rated PG | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki)
More Studio Ghibli Screenings:
My
Neighbor Totoro 8/7
Howl's
Moving Castle 8/14
Nausicaä
of the Valley of the Wind 8/21
Princess
Mononoke 8/28
Spirited
Away 9/4
Kiki’s
Delivery Service 9/11
Castle
in the Sky 9/18
Ponyo
10/2
