Madeline Sharapian, director of Pixar’s new animation ‘Elio,’ expressed her hope that the film would be remembered as a “comforting film” for Korean audiences.

‘Elio’, which opens on the 18th, is an emotional adventure animation about Elio, a loner who felt alone on Earth, who is suddenly summoned to space one day and meets a special friend.

Director Madeleine Sharapian said in a video press conference with Korean reporters on the morning of the 17th, a day before the release, that she focused on the emotion of “loneliness” in this film, saying,” ‘Elio’ is about a lonely child on Earth looking for a place where he can feel a sense of belonging.I think we’ve all experienced this kind of loneliness.It’s an emotion that all of our staff members have experienced as we went through the pandemic.”

Director Shafarian continued, “That’s why I did a lot of research and study on the psychology of loneliness and how to heal loneliness,” and added, “I hope that even just one person who has felt lonely or frustrated will feel hope after watching our film.” He added, “I especially hope that Korean audiences will find solace in our film and find healing by thinking, ‘This is where I belong.’”



Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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