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The fictional town of Portorosso, which appears in the new Pixar film Luca, is a brilliant daydream of Italy. Residents pepper their speech with ejaculations like “Santa Mozzarella!” and the youngsters compete in a triathlon of swimming, cycling, and pasta eating every year. The pastoral allure doesn’t end at the water’s edge. Sea monsters liveContinue reading “Luca, a Pixar film, is a literal fish-out-of-water fantasy that wants to say something.”