When Marnie Was There 10th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2024
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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. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly 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. Based on the young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, When Marnie Was There has been described as “Ghibli Gothic,” with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful dramatic portrayals that build to a stormy climax.
Cast
- Sara Takatsuki
- Kasumi Arimura
- Nanako Matsushima
- Susumu Terajima
- Toshie Negishi
- Ryôko Moriyama
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki
- Hitomi Kuroki
- Yûko Kaida
- Hiroyuki Morisaki
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- May 20, 2020
i thought they were...you know....until i found out they were...you know...
clementineNov 15, 2017i can't believe studio ghibli queerbaited me
👽 Zara 👽Nov 14, 2017I've never felt so betrayed in my life
Erika - May 14, 2021
i thought you were gay, turns out you’re just fam
🦇rosie🦇Jun 7, 2019when marnie was there?? you mean when anna was accidentally gay for her grandma !!
gabriellaSep 2, 2021Me watching this: are they… you kno- Studio ghibli: [punches me in the stomach] no
•lily• - Jun 12, 2024
Does NOT hold up as much on rewatch dawg. What am I supposed to be feeling during the scenes that are extremely romantic coded
James (Schaffrillas)Jan 17, 2016Where did the lesbians go??
ViluJul 17, 2020let’s go lesbians, let’s go…? oh wait nvm nvm nvm nvm
emily
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- Karasuwolf likedWhen Marnie Was There
Bro why did they bait us into thinking there was maybe some fruity tension just for one of tHEM TO BE THE GRANDMA. Movie still was enjoyable
Clown Cat lovedWhen Marnie Was ThereWarning they are not lesbians (even tho it really seams like it) but still a great film 💀
lizzy lovedWhen Marnie Was Thereloved it but though they were going to have intercourse. would have been better with the intercourse.
- MilesMoralesGF likedWhen Marnie Was There
i thought they were gay for eachother for the first half of the movie 💀💀 6/10
balls lovedWhen Marnie Was Therefeeling slightly queer baited 🥲 but it was a beautiful movie nonetheless
Norah likedWhen Marnie Was ThereI shipped them at first 😬 (ending might surprise you)
- brianna likedWhen Marnie Was There
awwww i would have never expected the ending but this is such a cute story
𝒶𝓁𝓂𝒶- lovedWhen Marnie Was ThereI just wanted to live there
ANDROMEDA lovedWhen Marnie Was Therewow.. at first i thought this was a story of a girl struggling with her sexuality (sapphic) and meeting a girl and falling in love but instead i was met with my own abandonment issues and broken home trauma🥲 this was beautiful marnie was beautiful! im so happy for Anna
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- SGShritha Gummadi
Cried 5 different times. Worth it
P2Pokemonfan 21Happy 10th anniversary
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- JCJames CalcagnoLGLuis GuerraGBGeneva Baxter
Metacritic
May 21, 2015
It deals with friendship, loneliness, abandonment and forgiveness, and though its curious narrative arc means you're never sure exactly where it's going, the film works up a considerable emotional charge by the end.
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Jan 15, 2015
A beautifully animated tale of the growing friendship and occasionally rather cloying emotional travails of two 12-year-old girls.
Boyd van Hoeij
The Hollywood Reporter
Jan 15, 2015
Yonebayashi’s open-hearted tale, more than any other Ghibli offering, could conceivably have worked just as well in live-action, and yet the tender story gains so much from the studio’s delicate, hand-crafted approach.
Peter Debruge
Variety
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