Marnie's bubbly demeanor slowly begins to draw Anna out of her shell as she returns night after night to meet with her new friend. However, she soon finds that the residence isn't as vacant as it appears to be, running into a mysterious girl named Marnie. One day while wandering outside, Anna discovers an abandoned mansion known as the Marsh House. Engaging in her passion for sketching, Anna spends her summer days living with her aunt and uncle in a small town near the sea. Upon recommendation by the doctor, Anna is sent to the countryside, in hope that the cleaner air and more relaxing lifestyle will improve her health and help clear her mind. Reilly and Vanessa Williams, though we will screen some performances in the original Japanese, starring Sara Takatsuki and Kasumi Aramura: see the diary pages for more details.Suffering from frequent asthma attacks, young Anna Sasaki is quiet, unsociable, and isolated from her peers, causing her foster parent endless worry.
The English voice cast includes Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, Geena Davis, John C. With hints of Hitchcock’s Rebecca and the ghostly narrative of The Woman in Black, this is a fascinating tale that gently unwinds before us, keeping us on tenterhooks until all is finally revealed. Its willowy tale of a burgeoning friendship between two seemingly very different characters is recognisably Ghibli-esque in its depiction of a young girl finding herself in a whole new world, though based in a much more immediately recognisable setting than that, say, of Spirited Away. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (who previously crafted The Secret World of Arrietty from Mary Norton’s book The Borrowers), When Marnie Was There has been described as gently gothic, with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score and powerful dramatic portrayals building to a stormy climax. As the days go by, what feels like a magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend, and the possibility of closer ties between the two than anyone might have expected.īased on the young adult novel by Joan G. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality.
When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. “a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery” Oscar-nominated earlier in the year, this is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery presented in typically breath-taking Ghibli style. While this ultimately may prove not to be the case – the word ‘hiatus’ is now being used – the arrival of a new feature from such a spectacularly successful production house is not to be missed. Recent speculation about the long-term future of the Japanese anime giants Studio Ghibli led to When Marnie Was There initially being hailed as the studio’s final film. We're also showing When Marnie Was There dubbed in English - click here for screenings.
Don't miss Studio Ghibli Forever, a sweeping season of six of the studio's finest films to coincide with the release of When Marnie Was There.
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