Robinson, WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE is the latest film from Studio Ghibli, and the second feature film by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the director of ARRIETTY. A Journey Of Self-Discovery In When Marnie Was There The latest film from the beloved Studio Ghibli weaves a tale of a girl learning to face her past. As she is drawn deeper into Marnie’s world, she begins to learn about family, friendship and kindness.īased on the beloved novel by Joan G. One evening, Marnie makes a heartfelt request of Anna: “Promise me something – that we’ll remain a secret, forever.” Anna begins to wonder about her newfound friend and is compelled to investigate the truth about her. This was the last animated feature to be released by the studio after their announcement of a production hiatus. This is where she meets Marnie, an energetic young girl who seems to appear from nowhere. Twelve-year-old Anna believes she sits outside the invisible magic circle to which. When Marnie Was There ( ) is a Ghibli anime directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, based on the novel When Marnie Was There by Joan G. As she dreams her days away amongst the marshes, Anna finds herself strangely drawn to the enigmatic house which sits upon the edge there.

When shy, artistic Anna travels to the seaside to stay with relatives, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie. Twelve-year-old Anna believes she sits outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong, and shuts herself off from everyone around her.Ĭoncerned for her health, Anna’s foster mother decides to send her to rural Hokkaido to stay in a sleepy town by the sea. From Japan's famed Studio Ghibli comes a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Studio Ghibli can.

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