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Ghibli's When Marnie Was There Opens in U.K. and Irish Cinemas
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Based on a British novel about two girls' friendship
When Marnie Was There is released today (Friday June 10) in British and Irish cinemas. Screening times and places can be found at the 'Studio Ghibli Forever' website. The film has been rated 'U' by the BBFC.
describes the film:
Sent from her foster home in the city one summer to a sleepy town by the sea in Hokkaido, Anna dreams her days away among the marshes. She believes she's outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong – and shuts herself off from everyone around her, wearing her “ordinary face.” Anna never expected to meet a friend like Marnie, who does not judge Anna for being just what she is. But no sooner has Anna learned the loveliness of friendship than she begins to wonder about her newfound friend...
When Marnie Was There adapts Takatsugu Muramatsu composed the film's soundtrack.
The film premiered in Japan in July 2014, and was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar on January 14.
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