When Marnie Was There

  • 2014


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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.7/5

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4.5
Hiromasa Yonebayashis film maintains the Ghibli traditions of elegant pastoral animation and nuanced emotional themes. The Times
4.5
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and adapted from Joan G Robinsons book, the film remains hauntingly beautiful to look at, but were on pretty familiar .. Daily Mail
4.0
It feels like a pained lament for the decline of a once great empire. Express
4.0
The quasi Sapphic intensity of Anna and Marnies relationship recalling Ghost World or a benign Heavenly Creatures is poetically and sensitively handle .. The Irish Times
4.5
Although more sombre than some of the studios biggest hits, it has in spades the gorgeous, painstaking animation that has become Ghiblis trademark. Independent Ie
3.5
Japans Studio Gibli has been responsible for some of the finest animated movies in recent decades, from 2003s Oscar winning Spirited Away to last year .. Contact Music
1.5
Although the film doesnt quite wrap up the central mystery with the same degree of elegance, it does end with a hopeful message about learning to be c .. Scots Man
4.5
Enigma takes second place to a sensitive exploration of adolescent turmoil and self discovery, made even more beautiful and bittersweet by the films d .. What So
4.5
Its amazing how can so easily tap into the wonder and awe of young people. Mac Guff
4.5
The bones of many classic childrens stories narrative (The Secret Garden, Heidi, etc.) The Tyee
1.5
What other animated film would take the time to focus on a shot of fresh watermelon being cut, or of laundry waving in the breeze D Cist
1.5
Overall, When Marnie Was There is lovely to watch but it fails to provide the celebratory ending that Studio Ghibli deserves after 30 years of animati .. Flick Feast
4.5
It may not have the magic of Miyazakis classic work, but if it is the last Ghibli film, it is an elegant and elegiac way to end of an era. News Ok
4.5
There is a pervading sense of melancholy in this film, but you cannot help but be swept up in its stunning beauty. It is a totally immersive experienc ..
4.5
The most Ghibli esque touch here is the way that the natural and spirit worlds easily commingle, like overlapping cels in the same frame. Dare Daniel
1.5
The allegory of the fantastic of Studio Ghiblis older productions, and particularly those of Miyazakis, seems to be largely lost, and unfortunately, t .. Asian Movie Pulse
4.5
Does what Ghibli has always done, and done so well: Address the cruel twists and turns life can take.
4.5
A blast of pure white light, a summer eternally seared, Murakami has written. Harpers



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