Ugo Bienvenu on Arco | Interview Special

About this episode

Michael interviews director Ugo Bienvenu about his film Arco and its themes.

In this special episode, Michael has a wide-ranging chat with director Ugo Bienvenu about one of our favourite films of last year, his extraordinary sci-fi animation Arco - and so much more. Colourful, soulful and shot through with a disarming optimism for the future, Arco tells the story of a time-travelling boy from a far-flung future who is dropped into a climate crisis-ridden 2075. There, he teams up with the young girl Iris, and the kids club together to dream up a way to the future. Arco is coming to UK cinemas in March via Picturehouse Entertainment and is getting a wider release in the USA later in January thanks to Neon. Subscribe to our Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series. Follow us on Instagram at @ghibliotheque.pod, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Guest: Ugo Bienvenu

Topics covered

• animation
• sci-fi
• climate crisis
• time travel

Keywords

• Studio Ghibli
• Patreon
• cinema
• Picturehouse Entertainment
• Neon

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Arco

Books & works: Arco, Interview Special

Places: UK, USA

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