THE STUDIO GHIBLI FILM SERIES
Schedule
Wed Jul 31 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Carolina Theatre of Durham | Durham, NC
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STUDIO GHIBLI FILM SERIES – July-December 2024Wednesdays at 7pm in Cinema One | Saturdays at 1130am in Cinema One
WEBSITE: https://carolinatheatre.org/series/studio-ghibli-film-series/
Tickets: $12.00 per Single Feature | $10.00 children 12 and under
All-Season Passes are $40! Sold only in-person at the box office.
July 31 & August 3
Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY
(2002, 125 min)
Wandering through an abandoned carnival site, ten-year-old Chichiro is separated from her parents and stumbles into a dream-like spirit world where she is put to work in a bathhouse for the gods, a place where all kinds of nonhuman beings come to refresh, relax and recharge. Here she encounters a vast menagerie of impossibly inventive characters---shape-shifting phantoms and spirits, some friendly, some less so---and must find the inner strength to outsmart her captors and return to her family.
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August 28 & 31
Hayao Miyazaki’s CASTLE IN THE SKY
(PG, 1986, 124 Minutes)
This high-flying adventure begins when Pazu, an engineer’s apprentice, spies a young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky, held aloft by a glowing pendant. Both Sheeta and Pazu are searching for the legendary floating castle, Laputa, and they vow to travel there together to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal. But their quest won’t be easy, as soon they are being pursued by greedy air pirates, the military, and secret government agents, who all seek the power Sheeta alone can control.
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September 18 & 21
Isao Takahata’s THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA
(2013, 137 min)
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her – but ultimately, she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime. Featuring the voice talents of James Caan, John Cho, Darren Criss, Lucy Liu, James Marsden, and Chloë Grace Moretz, director Isao Takahata’s final film was nominated for an Academy Award and hailed as a masterpiece by critics.
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October 9 & 12
Hiroyuki Morita’s THE CAT RETURNS
(2002, 75 min)
A quiet suburban schoolgirl, Haru, saves the King of Cats’ son from danger and is pitched into a fantastical feline world and must find her inner strength to make her way back home. In a show of gratitude for saving his son’s life, the King of Cats showers Haru with gifts – including a large supply of individually wrapped live mice – and decrees that she shall marry the cat prince and come to live as a princess in the secret Kingdom of Cats.
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November 6 & 9
Hayao Miyazaki’s PORCO ROSSO
(PG, 1992, 102 min)
“Porco Rosso” is a world-weary flying ace-turned-bounty-hunter, whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell. When he infuriates a band of sky pirates with his heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a hotshot American rival, to get rid of him. But with the help of the teenage girl Fio, an aspiring airplane designer, and a sultry lounge singer named Gina, Porco takes to the skies for what may be his final high-flying showdown.
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November 27 & 30
Hayao Miyazaki’s THE WIND RISES
(2013, 126 min)
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted and unable to be a pilot, he becomes one of the world’s most accomplished airplane designers, experiencing key historical events in an epic tale of love, perseverance and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.
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Where is it happening?
The Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701-2119, United States,Durham, North CarolinaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
