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It wasn’t just a pig

It might sound like a crazed action flick or an absurdist comic romp – but the new Nicolas Cage film is something rather different.

Review: As a truffle-foraging recluse, this is the actor's most contemplative performance in years

  >> Victoria Petersen, The New York Times  Published: 25 Jul 2021 10:56 AM BdST Updated: 25 Jul 2021 10:58 AM BdST Lagatto Romagnolo dogs, celebrated for their truffle-hunting ability, in Walland, Tenn, July 25, 2016. While most dog breeds can be trained to sniff out prized truffles, this breed are especially apt. The New York Times In the new film “Pig,” Nicolas Cage plays a prominent Portland chef named Robin Feld who left the city’s high-end restaurant scene to live in the Oregon wilderness, where he forages for truffles with his beloved pig. The reclusive chef is forced to reem...

It’s a romance that could have begun by answering an ad in the personal section: “Man in wilderness seeks the companionship of a foraging pig.” Somewhere in the woods of Washington State, Robin Feld (Cage) lives a life of mangy-haired seclusion. His sole source of companionship is his pet pig. Unlike most domesticated pets, Pig’s uncanny snout can smell a truffle a mile away, making her equal parts four-legged friend and meal ticket. rich kid in the banana-colored Camaro who appears every Thursday like clockwork to exchange cash for highly-prized fungi. One night, home invaders kidnap...