Studio Ghibli continues its amazing success, this time with Hayao Miyazaki giving up the directing spot. The force behind too many brilliantly crafted animated films to mention, Miyazaki is only listed here as producing the screenplay, with longtime animator (going back to Princess Mononoke) Hiromasa Yonebayashi taking the reins.
The Secret World of Arrietty, based on The Borrowers, takes us into the tiny world of young Arrietty and her parents, Pod and Homily. The Clock family (though I don’t know that they are referred to as such in this version of the story) have their simple lives thrown into chaos when Arrietty is spotted by a young boy.
Shawn comes to visit the house the Clocks occupy in order to get as much rest as he can. The sickly youth is meant to be conserving his strength before an operation, but he soon learns that he has come to...
The Secret World of Arrietty, based on The Borrowers, takes us into the tiny world of young Arrietty and her parents, Pod and Homily. The Clock family (though I don’t know that they are referred to as such in this version of the story) have their simple lives thrown into chaos when Arrietty is spotted by a young boy.
Shawn comes to visit the house the Clocks occupy in order to get as much rest as he can. The sickly youth is meant to be conserving his strength before an operation, but he soon learns that he has come to...
- 5/29/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The Secret World of Arrietty is coming your way on May 22, and like all Studio Ghibli releases, this one is a must-own family film. To round out your collection, two additional Ghibli titles are being released on the same day, for the first time on Blu-Ray.
Not only wonderful films in their own right, the Studio Ghibli releases have always included some great bonus features, and this one looks to continue that tradition. Take a look below, and mark your calendars.
Walt Disney Studios and the legendary Studio Ghibli (“Ponyo” & “Spirited Away”) proudly open the doors to “The Secret World of Arrietty” on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD, on May 22, 2012. This visually stunning animated masterpiece stars an illustrious voice cast that includes Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Bridgit Mendler, Moises Arias, David Henrie and the iconic and much beloved Carol Burnett.
Based on the acclaimed children’s book series “The Borrowers,...
Not only wonderful films in their own right, the Studio Ghibli releases have always included some great bonus features, and this one looks to continue that tradition. Take a look below, and mark your calendars.
Walt Disney Studios and the legendary Studio Ghibli (“Ponyo” & “Spirited Away”) proudly open the doors to “The Secret World of Arrietty” on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD, on May 22, 2012. This visually stunning animated masterpiece stars an illustrious voice cast that includes Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Bridgit Mendler, Moises Arias, David Henrie and the iconic and much beloved Carol Burnett.
Based on the acclaimed children’s book series “The Borrowers,...
- 4/16/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
The latest offering from Studio Ghibli is a delightful and moving adaptation of the series of classic novels, The Borrowers by Mary Norton. Co-written by, but not directed by the guru of Ghibli animation, Hayao Miyazaki, Arrietty continues the studio’s recent tradition of graduating animators into the position of director, with Hiromasa Yonebayashi taking the reins and admirably embracing the style and sentiments of the studio.
The film chronicles the adventures of a family of borrowers – father, mother and daughter – who live in secret under the floorboards and inside the walls of a country home, surviving on the items they ‘borrow’ from the family who inhabit the home. Their peaceful existence is put in jeopardy when the titular Arrietty – the daughter – on her first expedition with her father, is spotted by Sho, a young boy who is staying at the idyllic country house they inhabit.
The latest offering from Studio Ghibli is a delightful and moving adaptation of the series of classic novels, The Borrowers by Mary Norton. Co-written by, but not directed by the guru of Ghibli animation, Hayao Miyazaki, Arrietty continues the studio’s recent tradition of graduating animators into the position of director, with Hiromasa Yonebayashi taking the reins and admirably embracing the style and sentiments of the studio.
The film chronicles the adventures of a family of borrowers – father, mother and daughter – who live in secret under the floorboards and inside the walls of a country home, surviving on the items they ‘borrow’ from the family who inhabit the home. Their peaceful existence is put in jeopardy when the titular Arrietty – the daughter – on her first expedition with her father, is spotted by Sho, a young boy who is staying at the idyllic country house they inhabit.
- 8/1/2011
- by Adam Rayner
- Obsessed with Film
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