The Message from a Plant

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Cast

Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Ichiro Nagai

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Runtime

2h 14m

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Cast

Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida

After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Kevin O'Neill

Cast

Costas Mandylor, Charles Napier, Bruce Weitz

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Godfrey Reggio

Cast

Ed Asner, Lou Dobbs, Ted Koppel

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

John Sturges

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver