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When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

Anna

A lonely young woman in search of meaning.

Marnie

A secretive girl shrouded in mystery.

When Marnie Was There

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From Academy Award®-nominated Hiromasa Yonebayashi "Four stars! As gorgeously animated as anything Studio Ghibli has ever made!" -David Ehrlich, Time Out A sweeping story of friendship, mystery, and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation. 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, 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 beloved young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty), When Marnie Was There is a haunting tale gorgeously rendered with its moonlight seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful portrayals of friendship and belonging.


Bonus Content:

  • Feature-Length Storyboards
  • The Making of When Marnie Was There
  • Yohei Taneda Creates the Art of When Marnie Was There
  • Behing the Scenes with the Voice Cast
  • Trailers & TV Spots
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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 5 x 0.5 inches; 6.72 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Various
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 43 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ October 11, 2022
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Various
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ SHOUT! FACTORY
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B7Q8VZ1Y
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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Look up on Reddit "When Marnie Was There Replacement cases" and a forum should show up and give you a link to the replacement steelbook form to fill out from shout factory for a new one.*Update* Got my new steelcase from shout factory already with the spine info. Updated to a 5 star.
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Faust
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, memorable story
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2024
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I adore everything about this film. The music, art, and art direction are all gorgeous. The characters and story - and the way in which the narrative is told - are all beautiful and will linger with me for probably the rest of my life. The ending had me crying my eyes out.
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Oscar L. Colombo
5.0 out of 5 stars Some Blu-Ray blues, but inside there is a fitting closure to some extraordinary moviemaking.
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2016
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First, about the Blu-Ray: some of those commenting here have complained about not being able to skip the promotions at the beginning of the disk to go to the movie directly instead. If they are using Cyberlink 13, 14 -- or 15 on a PC, as I do: right click on the screen; that will open a menu with an item for “going to …” where one can open yet another menu that offers the choice of starting at the “root” menu.
Now, the film:
This is the last full-feature ever to be produced by the illustrious Study Ghibli, at least while operating in the same manner that has earned it the heartfelt admiration of so many, for so many years.
It is also the Japanese version of an English ghost story, and the material cannot be stronger, originating from one of two cultures that excel in them and coming now to us through the filter of the other.
One of the two main characters is a shy pre-pubescent girl that is at war with her own emotions, but mostly keeps a grip on them and remains respectful, if distant, towards others. Except in a few occasions when she cannot help herself and lashes out. But then realizes that she was wrong and comes around to apologizing sincerely.
The second main character is the ghost of another girl of similar age, existing in a very different situation, but connected to the first one in ways that come to light at the end.
In this story, time itself bends: past and present briefly and imperfectly seem to overlap for a few minutes or a few hours, now and then, letting each girl move from her reality to the other's and back. So, in a way, each might be a ghost to the other (and there is a hint that this is the case in a rediscovered diary Marnie had kept many years before).
Magic and mystery rule; above all, this is a tale about the mystery and magic of love. It is also a very humane and moving story.
The animation is of the quality one expects in a Ghibli film. This is not about high drama and dare-devil action, as in “Mononoke”, or action plus deeply poetic story-telling as in “Kaguya”; it does not play as hard with one’s emotions as “The grave of the fireflies”, is not as boisterously fantastic as “Pom Poko”, or as amusing as “Porco Rosso” or “My neighbors the Tanakas”, or as heart-warming as “Kiki”, to mention some of the studio's great achievements, but it is a great small piece of art all the same, as well as a feather in the cap of Hiromasa Yonebayashi that directed it (his second movie after “Arrietty”, also adapted from an English story).
Comparisons have been made, nonetheless, to some of those former movies by some professional critics and, in conclusion, “Marnie” has been declared by them to be a “minor Ghibli.” I disagree: those are comparisons between apples and butterflies. This movie, as those other ones of that wonderfully creative enterprise, is in a kind all its own, and should be seen that way.
As of this writing, “Marnie” is in the list of candidates for an Oscar in the “Best Animated Film” category. Given the tremendous amount of wind in the sails of “Inside Out”, I fully expect the latter to win the prize. “Inside Out” is, in my opinion, an inferior product, if brilliantly executed, since it, after all, comes from Pixar. It is about a girl of about same age as in “Marnie” that is also in the grip of her emotions, but the message here is that it is no big deal to act up, to the distress of others, even when one’s own family is struggling with unexpected and serious problems: after all, we are ruled by our emotions and that gives us a permanent “get out of jail” pass. A great message to all kids out there already “old enough to understand”?
I think not.
So, in my heart of hearts, I am rooting for “Marnie.”
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jim
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, all you can say
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
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A wonderful story, well written, well animated. Another pleasant night by myself.
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mrsszende
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Movie About Friendship and Loss
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023
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Sometimes, I see a movie at just the time I need to see it. This was one of those time. At the time I viewed this movie, it was just a week after my mother passed away. The sadness and loss still in me. The feeling that nobody understands the feelings. Of loss, anger, sadness, hurt, confusion. All coming together. Yet, after I watched this movie, I felt that somebody does understand. It was great for me to watch this movie just at this very moment in my life.

It had a lovely story about friendship. About a girl trying to figure out who she is. All the feelings she had at this point in her life. The people around her trying to help yet not knowing how.

The animation was nothing short of breathtaking.

Definitely recommended.
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Madison Vechnak
5.0 out of 5 stars So sad!
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
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I cry everytime I watch this! It’s one of my favorite studio Ghibli movies though
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Christina Reynolds
4.0 out of 5 stars Miyazaki’s Recommended Reading List Strikes Again
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023
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𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆.
𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰’𝒎 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓.

When Marnie Was There is a 2014 Japanese animated psychological drama film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and produced by Studio Ghibli
A young girl, Anna, is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of Marnie, a young girl with flowing blonde hair. As the friendship unravels Marnie has closer ties to the protagonist than we might expect.

Adapted from a novel written by Joan G. Robinson in1967, 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’s universal appeal is in its honest characterization of adolescent apprehension; its scriptures and visuals sequences alike capture what can appear to be an otherwise jaded youthfulness hasn't been corrupted quite yet or lost its sense of imagination. The perfect balance of angst and curiosity, Yonebayashi’s adaptation is that oyster we are all encouraged and desperate to crack.
The problem this potentially creates, of course, is a matter of ambition over resolve. Here, when compared to the rest of what Studio Ghibli has turned out, the magic is less about…well, magic, as it is about a marked and unique maturity: this is especially the case when considering the formalities of the foster care system that set a precedent for Anna’s secret (That suggest a personal history though Robinson never mentioned having any), and in turn make ‘𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒆…’ a fairy tail hybrid without the usual guideposts save the emotions its characters explicitly suggest.

That said, 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 deviance from a given formula applies to its integration of themes that are applicable to both young and more mature viewers alike, and perhaps should be discussed at length on occasion: intergenerational trauma and parental guilt just to name a few. In spite of Robinson’s silence in regards to what inspired this particular story less specified clues are formative: Namely, her comments that suggest creating the character of Marnie helped her learn how to forgive her perpetually “un-get-atable” (Her words, not mine) mother in combination with the presence of cruel adults that are often in her novels. What transpires on page, and thereafter on screen, is a contiguous plea for both hope and stability: it need not be clear-sighted or transparent to matter.

A reductionist take would focus too much on ‘𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒆…’s transitional beats that are at times corny and cliche. Nonetheless, it is on a border scale most concerned with the conclusions children come up with when left to their own devices, and it shows genuine empathy for the relationship between inquisition and heartbreak; when raised without transparency - which requires tough conversations and some amount of accommodating - some individuals are left with no choice but to make judgments about the people, places, and special circumstances that surround them, and leaves them with wounds that are just going untreated.

In short, 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’s place on Hayao Miyazaki’s recommended reading list doesn’t come as much of a surprise; adamant at one point this would be the last film produced by Studio Ghibli, he (and others) have been successfully lured out of retirement multiple times all in the name of keeping pace with a demographic that many people like to underestimate if not flat-out disregard.
Anna’s many predicaments related to self-esteem, permanency, and displacement follow so many of us well into adulthood, and I doubt any of us will ever have the whole story, regardless of how that phrasing applies. It really need not be said, but children only understand so much: “ 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒆…” does the 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 least and gives them credit for what they pick up on.
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CatholicMom
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing movie
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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Admittedly I have not yet to watch this copy so I can't say if it's a great copy or not but I can attest that this is a very heartwarming movie. I watched it with my kids and loved it myself!
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Shea-Hime
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart Shattering But Still So Wholesome !
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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The way this movie made me sob uncontrollably for several minutes during the climax and plot twist was ridiculous. Had I read the book first - I may not have been as impacted as I was. Such a great movie going into blind!
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Solange de Brito
5.0 out of 5 stars Bom preço e qualidade
Reviewed in Spain on January 31, 2021
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Fritz
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical, moving story that will engross you. I kid you not.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2018
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There has been so many glowing reviews of this film that there is very little I can add to it, except to back up that it is a truly wonderful film.

The story is intriguing and interesting; a misfit teenage girl, adopted and rebellious against everyone, is lovingly sent to her adopted mothers relatives to spend a summer holiday in the hope it may help mend her melancholy state. It is there that the journey begins of how the teenage protagonist finds understanding of her world and of others and of herself.

In simple terms, any film has two components: a visual part and audio part. The animation is superb; beautiful renditions of scenes that are both life like caricatures and conveying of mood. The actors are superb, their voices perfectly match their characters and deliver performances that are totally engaging and fit perfectly into the story and film.

Whilst younger viewers may not see the subtleties of the story they will be engrossed by the wonderful, colourful animation that conveys oodles of emotion along the way, plus the intrigue of the solitary house and mysterious inhabitants including Marnie herself.

Adults will appreciate all these things plus latch on to the empathy conveyed for the main protagonists and those around them and all the events they shared.

It is a wonderful production; the characters look and move in a manner matching their personalities and roles, the landscapes encapsulate the mood of the story setting, the animation is sumptuous and a joy to look at; topping it off are the voices of the actors which convey perfectly their characters. The sound is wonderful, with incidental effects such as rain footsteps, etc. all deliciously conveyed and a pleasure to listen to; just listening to this DVD is itself an engaging experience that captivates the listener.

Dont hesitate to see this wonderful heart wrenching and uplifting film; you wont regret it.
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Emma
5.0 out of 5 stars 英語学習に
Reviewed in Japan on January 14, 2023
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とても大好きな感動作品です
英語学習に使えると思います
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James Chambers
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly magical, beautiful film.
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2017
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Spirited Away from Studio Ghibli is one of ten favourite films ever, and by ten favourite, I mean top two. And I love others ones like Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and I have copies a number of other ones. I always at least liked each Studio Ghibli that I've been able to see.

I picked up a half dozen I hadn't yet seen yet - Only Yesterday, Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Kaguya, Porco Rosso, all good to very good films that I enjoyed. But When Marnie Was There was by far my favourite of the group.

The story is about Anna, an introverted 12-year-old girl who lives in Sapporo with her foster parents. She is distant and unhappy with them, but does not discuss her feelings, leaving her foster parents worried. Her parents send her to spend the summer with Setsu and Kiyomasa, relatives of her foster mother, in a rural, seaside town where the air is clear. There is an old abandoned mansion across the bay. One day she rows across the bay and meats a pretty blond girl Marnie, and is invited inside to a vibrant, luxurious family party. But the next time Anna visits, the home is abandoned with no sign of life. Did Anna imagine Marnie, was she a ghost, was it all a dream? Soon, a new family purchases the mansion and begins to fix it up, and the young girl of this family, Sayaka, finds an old diary that shows that Marnie was real and lived in the home with her family, but decades in the past. Sayaka and Anna try to solve the mystery, and Anna finds there is a reason she is drawn to Marnie.

The director of When Marnie Was There, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, carries on the Ghibli tradition beautifully, with beautiful hand-drawn animation with exceptional background visuals that add to the often dream nature of the film. I would strongly disagree that this is a minor Ghibli film as several writers have suggested. It is magical and beautiful, pretty unique in having a withdrawn introvert as its main character.

This is the final film from Studio Ghibli, at least for awhile - the studio has gone on hiatus indefinitely with the retirement of Miyazaki and Takahata. That makes me sad. I hope Mr. Yonebayashi and his fellow animators can get back to work soon.
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MonokuroMonkey
5.0 out of 5 stars Hermosa película!
Reviewed in Mexico on June 24, 2016
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El servicio de Amazon fue excelente como de costumbre, envío a tiempo y el producto presentó cero defectos.
Otra película de los maestros de Ghibli y dirgida por Yonebayashi que nos cuenta la historia de Anna durante sus vacaciones en el Japón rural, donde enfrentará problemas por su forma de relacionarse pero a la vez hará amigos y se auto-descubrirá tras conocer a Marnie. Soy terrible escribiendo sinopsis pero puedo asegurarles que es una obra hermosa con un bello mansaje sobre la familia y la amistad.
Gran calidad de imagen a 1080p, subtítulos en español y audio en japonés y español (latino), un solo disco con terribles extras como suele hacer Zima (galería de imágenes), y slip cover. La compré a $150 por lo que considero que valió la pena.
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