![]() In “Luca,” the sea monsters live in their own underwater farming community hidden away from humans. ![]() In Italy,” he continued, “there’s an old legend of Colapesce, about a boy who stays so much in the water, he becomes half fish.” “I love Japanese folklore – there’s the foxes that can (transform to) look like humans and the tanuki. “There’s so many changelings in folklore,” he said during a recent video call. The more whimsical element of the film – sea monsters – grew from Casarosa’s fascination with changelings. ![]() ![]() Like his Oscar-nominated short film “La Luna,” Casarosa’s debut feature, “Luca,” draws on his childhood in Genoa, a port city on the Italian Riviera, as well as the director’s memories of his childhood best friend. For director and storyboard artist Enrico Casarosa, part of the fun of developing ideas at Pixar is figuring out how to blend the personal with the fantastical.
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