WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE / SOUVENIRS DE MARNIE [BLU-RAY + DVD] (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 2014
• Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
• Plot: From Japan's famed Studio Ghibli comes is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Studio Ghibli can. 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 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 moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful portrayals of friendship and belonging.
• Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima, Toshie Negishi, Ryôko Moriyama, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Hitomi Kuroki, Ava Acres, Kyle Arem, Laura Bailey, Kathy Bates, Eric Bauza, Bob Bergen, Taylor Autumn Bertman, Mila Brener, Ellen Burstyn, Geena Davis, Jessica Dicicco, Elisa Gabrielli, Grey Griffin, Yûko Kaida, Mikey Kelley, Hope Levy, Hiroyuki Morisaki, Catherine O'Hara, Takuma Otoo, John C. Reilly, Raini Rodriguez, Kiernan Shipka, James Sie, Hailee Steinfeld, Hana Sugisaki, Bari Suzuki, Fred Tatasciore, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Kari Wahlgren, Ken Yasuda, Yô Ôizumi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Joan G. Robinson, Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, David Freedman
• Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
• Runtime: 1:43
• Company: Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Studio Ghibli
• Media Format: Movie