Two fishermen, Giacomo and Tommaso, are out at night trying to catch fish when a strange creature suddenly begins swiping things from their boat. Upon seeing it, they recognize it as a sea monster and try to catch it, but it escapes, much to their dismay. Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022 . Retrieved January 7, 2022. Saverio Raimondo as Ercole Visconti, an 18-year-old [b] who is a cowardly bully. [18] A repeat champion of the town's Portorosso Cup race despite many people pointing out he is too old for it, he is "a Vespa-owning, pompadoured blowhard who believes that everyone loves him and enjoys watching him eat sandwiches". [16] He has two followers, Ciccio and Guido, who are ready to do his bidding. [16] Voicing him, Raimondo was partly inspired by Giuseppe Anatrelli's performance as Luciano Calboni in the Fantozzi film series. [19] Raimondo reprised his role in the Italian-language dubbing of the movie. [20] [21] https://thedisinsider.com/2020/08/10/luca-main-character-reportedly-pays-homage-to-a-studio-ghibli-classic/ When Luca and Alberto build a Vespa from scratch, instead of the mirror, there is a photo of Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni.

a b "Doppiatori italiani di Luca, ecco tutte le voci del nuovo film Pixar". Imperoland (in Italian). May 26, 2021. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021 . Retrieved June 9, 2021. Taylor, Drew (January 5, 2022). " 'Luca' Director Enrico Casarosa on the Film's Underlying LGBTQ+ Themes". The Wrap. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022 . Retrieved January 28, 2022. The film was the most-viewed streaming movie of 2021, with over 10.6 billion minutes watched. [8] [9] [10] The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 79th Golden Globe Awards and the 94th Academy Awards. A related short film starring Alberto, titled Ciao Alberto, was released on Disney+ on November 12, 2021. [11] Plot [ edit ]

Christian Saclao (May 7, 2021). "Mattel unveils Luca action figures ahead of the film's Disney+ premiere". geekspin.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021 . Retrieved May 18, 2021. According to Casarosa, the result is a film that "pays homage to Federico Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too". [5] In addition of Fellini and Miyazaki's works, the films La Terra Trema (1948), Stromboli (1950) and Stand by Me (1986) were also cited as source of inspiration, [34] and Aardman Animations and Wes Anderson's stop-motion films influenced Casarosa's artistic sensibilities. [35] To create the setting of the movie, Portorosso, the studio sent several of the film's artists to the Italian Riviera for a research trip, including on the Cinque Terre, during which they took photos of the area's landscape and peoples. During the research trip, Deanna Marsigliese, the film's art director, noted that they were watched by curious onlookers and chose to incorporate that into the character designs. Isola del mare is inspired by the Italian island Tino. [39]

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