When Marnie Was There follows Anna, an anguished 12-year-old who befriends Marnie, a girl who lives in a mysterious stone mansion. “The protagonist, Anna, is an ordinary girl like you would find ...

Parents need to know that ¿When Marnie Was There¿ is possibly the last film produced by Japan¿s legendary Studio Ghibli, now that master animator studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki has retired.

When Marnie Was There is based on the book of the same name, which was written by British author Joan G. Robinson and set in Virginia. Unlike many Ghibli movies, however, Yonebayashi grounds the ...

When Marnie Was There, the delicate, evocative new Japanese animated film from Studio Ghibli, does not fall neatly into any conventional narrative category. But that doesn’t get in the way of it ...

It draws you into its world imperceptibly but inexorably, like the tide, the way the best books (and movies) do. “When Marnie Was There” is a story of friendship, memory and self-discovery.

When Marnie Was There3.5 out of 5 StarsDirector: Hiromasa YonebayashiStarring: Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, Kathy BatesGenre: Animated, DramaRated: PG for thematic elements and ...

A lonely and introverted Japanese tomboy strikes up an unexpected friendship with a vision of blonde curls in When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Mani), the second feature of Arriety director ...