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La Luna (2011 film)
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Wikipedia article
'La Luna' (, Italian for "'The Moon"') is a 2011 American computer-animated short film, directed and written by Enrico Casarosa in his directorial debut. The short premiered on June 6, 2011 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, and it was paired with Pixar's 'Brave' for its theatrical release on June 22, 2012, being shown before the film's beginning. 'La Luna' was released on November 13, 2012, on the 'Brave' DVD and Blu-ray, and on a new 'Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2', the second collection of Pixar's short films. 'La Luna' was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 84th Academy Awards.
Plot
A young Italian boy, Bambino, goes on a midnight boat trip with his father Pap and grandfather Nonno in Genoa, Italy. After they anchor in the middle of the sea, Nonno presents Bambino with a cap similar to the ones he and Pap wear. The two men disagree on how Bambino should wear it, with Pap pulling it low over his eyes and Nonno pushing it back on his head.
Pap sets up a long ladder for Bambino to climb so he can set an anchor on the full moon, and the three ascend to start their work of sweeping fallen stars off the lunar surface. Pap urges Bambino to use a pushbroom on the stars, while Nonno favors a besom broom. As they quarrel, a huge star crashes on the moon; it is far too large for any of them to move.
Turning his cap backward, the way he wants to wear it, Bambino climbs onto the star and taps it with a hammer. It bursts apart into hundreds of smaller stars, and all three go to work sweeping them to one side, with Bambino choosing a rake instead of either man's broom. Once the job is done, they climb down to their boat and look up at the moon, which now displays a glowing crescent phase thanks to their efforts.
Production
The plot was inspired by Casarosa's childhood and tales by Antoine de Saint-Exupry and Italo Calvino. The style comes from Hayao Miyazaki's anime and from 'La Linea' by the Italian cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli.
Voice cast
* Krista Sheffler as Bambino (Kid)
* Tony Fucile as Pap (Dad)
* Phil Sheridan as Nonno (Grandpa)
References
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