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Porco Rosso - Studio Ghibli Fest 2023

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  • Clip: That's Not Good
  • Clip: Porco vs. Curtis

Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

This unsung treasure from Academy Award® winner 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.

Cast

  • Michael Keaton
  • Cary Elwes
  • Kimberly Williams- Paisley
  • Susan Egan
  • DavidOgden
  • Brad Garrett

Atom User Reviews

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Verified Review

Even better in theaters! Was such a treat to be able to watch it on the big screen

RS
Ryotaro S
Verified Review

Miyazaki is a treasure

BH
Bijan H

Metacritic

60

It's solid Miyazaki, although he has reached greater heights both before and since.

Metacritic review by William Thomas
William Thomas
Empire
80

Muting adult concerns — like the jackboots of fascism and the ubiquity of male violence — with marshmallow clouds and subtly shifting light, Mr. Miyazaki smooshes fantasy and history into a pastel-pretty yarn as irresistible as his feminism.

Metacritic review by Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times