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When Marnie Was There
Anna was sure everyone else was inside a circle she'd never be let into. Then she found out she'd been loved all along. 🌾
Who it's for
Anna begins the film certain she is outside an invisible magic circle that everyone else lives inside, and she tells herself she dislikes herself.
Feelings it meets
What it is
This Studio Ghibli film, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and based on Joan G. Robinson's novel, follows Anna Sasaki, a 12-year-old girl from Sapporo with low self-esteem who lives with her foster parents. After an asthma attack, she is sent for the summer to stay with relatives in a seaside town in Hokkaido, where she becomes drawn to an abandoned mansion across the marsh.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Child neglect and a parent's death.
Age: PG (thematic elements, smoking)
My person was hideous and my stature gigantic. What did this mean? Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination?Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Chapter 15
