• The director of "Luca", Enrico Casarosa, signs a beautiful story of friendship.

  • It also pays tribute to the pleasures brought by Italy and the “Cinque Terre” from which it originates.

  • His film makes you want to eat and travel.

Luca

is not just a beautiful story of friendship.

Enrico Casarosa was inspired by his childhood in the Cinque Terre in Liguria to tell the story of a small sea monster who turns into a human as soon as he comes out of the water.

"Luca is a bit like me when I was younger, a kid who needs to assert himself", the director confides to

20 Minutes

.

This tale broadcast this Thursday evening in preview at the Annecy Festival before being posted on Disney + on Friday, is a real delight.

It takes a pleasant break in sun-drenched landscapes traversed by the young marine hero, his daredevil friend and a young human with a strong character.

A mixture of villages

Noticed with his short film

La Luna

already produced by Pixar, the director wanted to pay a vibrant tribute to the Italy where he comes from. “The city of Porto Rosso where the action takes place is a cocktail of the five villages that make up the“ Cinque Terre ”and its name is also a nod to the

Porco Rosso

of Hayao Miyazaki, the great Japanese master whose approach to nature has influenced me a lot. »Vines in espaliers, brightly colored buildings, flat stone walls and an intensely blue sea provide a backdrop for the adventures of dynamic kids. The rendering both magical and realistic of the drawing makes you want to discover this magnificent region listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Before leaving for @annecyfestival where the film will be shown in preview, a little thread that compares @PixarLuca to the landscapes that inspired him.

@ parco5terre pic.twitter.com/njNrrCWC5F

- Vié Caroline (@Caroklouk) June 13, 2021

“The way Miyazaki films food has also influenced me, as he manages to make it appetizing,” admits Enrico Casarosa.

Ponyo's

ramen

on the cliff made

me hungry and I hope

Luca's

ice cream and pasta

produce the same effect on the viewer.

The children especially enjoy a mouth-watering local specialty, spaghetti with pesto prepared according to the local recipe with potatoes and green beans.

Our articles on Annecy are here

A film that whets the appetite

"Liguria is also the country of gastronomy and all the pleasures of life", insists the director.

Luca

, who happily celebrates the good things of existence such as the right to be different, is a generous work like the welcome reserved by the region of its author that this film, rich in sensations, makes discover on its screen.

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