Robinson, When Marnie Was There is the newest film from Studio Ghibli, and the second feature film by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the director of The Secret World of Arrietty.

But no sooner has Anna learned the loveliness of friendship than she begins to wonder about her newfound friend… Based on the novel by Joan G. But by this point I give Ghibli the benefit of the doubt on a lot of stuff, and maybe that’s PART of the reason that Marnie was really able to resonate with me. She believes she’s outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong – and shuts herself off from everyone around her, wearing her “ordinary face.” Anna never expected to meet a friend like Marnie, who does not judge Anna for being just what she is. There are times where some plot elements feel flimsy or all-too-convenient, and I can certainly understand some people’s complaints about the film’s pacing. Sent from her foster home in the city one summer to a sleepy town by the sea in Hokkaido, Anna dreams her days away among the marshes. Here's the synopsis for When Marnie Was There: Reilly, Vanessa Williams, Geena Davis, Kathy Bates, Ellen Burstyn, and Catherine O’Hara.

on May 22nd, and features the voices of Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, John C. Judging by this trailer, I hope Marnie isn't their last because it looks like their movies are as strong as ever.Ĭheck out the When Marnie Was There trailer below. Last August, we reported that although the legendary animation studio wasn’t closing its door, it was “restructuring”, and we have yet to learn what that means for their future in terms of producing movies. The story looks absolutely lovely with some of Studio Ghibli’s finest animation to date. Just when it seems like their friendship is striking up, Marnie mysteriously disappears, and Anna begins to learn some strange truths about her new friends. Robinson, Marnie tells the story of Anna, a lonely, young girl who meets a strange girl by the name of Marnie. GKIDS has released the When Marnie Was There U.S.

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