PORCO ROSSO
(KURENAI NO BUTA)
1992, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 94 min.
Sat, Jul 28th at 5:00pm
Tue, Jul 31st at 6:00pm
Thu, Aug 2nd at 8:15pm
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Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 846-2600
siskelfilmcenter.org
One of the most delightfully bizarre films in the entire Studio Ghibli body of work, PORCO ROSSO recounts the adventures of a former fighter pilot transformed into a pig through a mysterious bit of magic involving his WWI glimpse of heaven. Buffoonish sea pirates, Italian fascists, a swaggering American challenger, an ingénue aircraft designer, and a love-struck chanteuse figure in this wild ride of a yarn replete with thrilling aerial dogfights over the Adriatic. 35mm. (BS)
On Tuesday in Japanese with English subtitles. On Saturday and Thursday in English with voices by Michael Keaton, Cary Elwes, Brad Garrett, and David Ogden Stiers.
