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My Beautiful Girl Mari

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My Beautiful Girl Mari (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 3

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Rated: Not Rated [See Full Rating] TV G

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: From its opening image of a lone seagull soaring through a gentle city snowfall to its hauntingly beautiful cloud-drenched finale, Korean director Seong-kang Lee's gorgeously animated feature film MY BEAUTIFUL GIRL MARI fashions a... From its opening image of a lone seagull soaring through a gentle city snowfall to its hauntingly beautiful cloud-drenched finale, Korean director Seong-kang Lee's gorgeously animated feature film MY BEAUTIFUL GIRL MARI fashions a mournful meditation on the end of childhood. Living in an isolated fishing village, pre-teen Nam-woo is a lonely boy dealing with his father's death, his mother's new boyfriend, and the impending departure of his best friend, Jun-ho, who is moving to Seoul. When Nam-woo finds a magical marble in a toy shop, he is given a chance to escape his troubles via an abandoned lighthouse that serves as a gateway to an ethereal fantasy world populated by lush vegetation, billowy clouds, and a white-haired girl named Mari who floats through the air and wordlessly offers hope and comfort. An elegiac evocation of the often difficult transition to adulthood, Lee's poetic fairy tale is sure to vivify the world of Korean anime with its truly visionary style and subject matter. [More]

Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Hyeong-jin Kong

Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Hyeong-jin Kong

Director: Seong-kang Lee

Director: Seong-kang Lee

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Jul 5, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Korean
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - ADV Previews

Additional Product:

  • Reversible Cover

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12/06/05
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Lee Sung-gang's exquisite tale of childhood remembrance and imagination is... a patient fantasy painted in swaths of color...

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10/05/05
Sean Axmaker
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Softly sensuous from afar, but rather flighty on closer acquaintance, My Beautiful Girl, Mari is an extremely oblique animated feature that may, in fact, be about very little at all.

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09/30/05
Derek Elley
Variety
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While familial subplots, schoolyard showdowns and a climactic sea storm feel somewhat detached from the narrative, the deep sense of longing that underlies this sweet-natured tale rings true.

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09/30/05
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Visually striking but dramatically confusing animated feature from Korea.

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