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When Marnie Was There

Name: When Marnie Was There
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Released: 2014-07-19
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima, Toshie Negishi

2014 · 1h 43m · Animation, Drama, Family

IMDb 7.6 Metacritic 72 RT 92%

YES. This is a beautifully crafted Studio Ghibli film with a haunting, emotionally intelligent story about loneliness and connection that lingers long after the credits roll. If you're in the mood for something visually stunning and psychologically subtle rather than plot-driven, this is exactly what you should watch tonight.

Plot

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima, Toshie Negishi

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