(aka "Kurenai no buta" )
directed
by Hayao Miyazaki
Japan 1992
Porco Rosso is the champion of the sky. Set around the
Adriatic Sea in the 1920s, Porco Rosso is a pilot, transformed into a pig by a
magic spell, now fighting air pirates from his secret private island.
On one side the story of Miyazaki's "Porco Rosso" is traditional fairytale.
Rosso is a hero, Manma Aiutto is the bad guy, Porco is shot down by Aiutto,
rebuilds his plane and finally is victorious.
On the other side, "Porco Rosso" allows some interesting political readings,
especially Rosso, who can be seen as a personification of the pigheadedness to
join fascist Italy and its military. Miyazaki also continues his motif of
female emancipation, his obsession with planes and his minute detailing of
environment.
But in the end, what really matters here is the compelling story only Miyazaki
can tell. Naive as it may be, possible political, "Porco Rosso" may be a
lesser film by Miyazaki, but even as such, it is a film by Miyazaki and thus a
delight to watch.
Theatrical Release: July 18, 1992
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DVD Review: Optimum (The Studio Ghibli Collection) - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Henrik Sylow for the Review!
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Runtime | 1:33:18 (4% PAL speedup) | |
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Audio | 2.0 Dolby Digital Japanese, 2.0 Dolby Digital English (sub) | |
Subtitles | English, English (translated), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Optimum Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 14 |
Comments | Suffering
from ghosting and combing, the image is apart from this quiet beautiful.
Next to none compression artifacts and strong colors. Sound is the original Japanese 2.0 Dolby Digital and the dubbed American track, supported by two sets of subtitles, one a translated set, the other the dubbed set. As with all the releases from Optimum, one can view the film either as film, or as storyboard. |
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