La Luna (2011)

Original title

La luna

Directed by

Enrico Casarosa

Genre

fairy tale, drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rated

G

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 852 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy goes on his first night of work with his father and grandfather. They row out to sea under the full moon where he learns a surprising family tradition.

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What happens

La Luna (Italian: [la ˈluːna], Italian for "The Moon") is a 2011 American animated short film, directed and written by Enrico Casarosa in his directorial debut. The film is loosely based on Italo Calvino's short story "The Distance of the Moon." 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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