When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

2DCVU
Director:Hiromasa Jonebajaši
Premiere:4. April 2024
Length:103 minutes
Genre:Animated

Director: Hiromasa Jonebajaši

Twelve-year-old Anna shuns her peers and finds escape from the outside world in drawing. When she moves to a sleepy seaside village to stay with relatives for the holidays because of her asthma, she finds peace in the middle of a beautiful landscape. During his sketchbook wanderings around the area, he meets Marnie, an optimistic girl who inhabits a grand old mansion beyond the wetlands. With each encounter, their friendship deepens, but at the same time Anna begins to uncover the secrets surrounding her new friend and the history of the mansion, which Anna finds strangely appealing. This sensitive coming-of-age story draws on the tradition of gothic novels and Studio Ghibli's refined storytelling and animation heritage.

Length: 103 min

Year: 2014
Local premiere date: 4. April 2024

Country of origin:

  • Japan

Director: Hiromasa Jonebajaši

Twelve-year-old Anna shuns her peers and finds escape from the outside world in drawing. When she moves to a sleepy seaside village to stay with relatives for the holidays because of her asthma, she finds peace in the middle of a beautiful landscape. During his sketchbook wanderings around the area, he meets Marnie, an optimistic girl who inhabits a grand old mansion beyond the wetlands. With each encounter, their friendship deepens, but at the same time Anna begins to uncover the secrets surrounding her new friend and the history of the mansion, which Anna finds strangely appealing. This sensitive coming-of-age story draws on the tradition of gothic novels and Studio Ghibli's refined storytelling and animation heritage.

Year: 2014
Local premiere date: 4. April 2024

Country of origin:

  • Japan