Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017, Adventure/Fantasy, 1h 43m
90 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Mary and the Witch's Flower honors its creator's Studio Ghibli roots with a gentle, beautifully animated story whose simplicity is rounded out by its entrancing visuals. Read critic reviews
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Mary
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Madam Mumblechook
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Doctor Dee
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Great-Aunt Charlotte
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Peter
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Flanagan
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Gorgeously detailed pastel interiors, watercolour landscapes and imaginative grotesquery make for suitably magical spectacle. As transporting as any witch's broomstick.
May 11, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
It may lack the originality of the best Miyazaki films, but with its heart-swelling score and exquisitely realised worlds, this is a must for Ghibli fans.
May 7, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
This art-form has long been thought to have reached its twilight years, but Yonebayashi's film brims over with the bounce and spark of childhood.
May 5, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
Harry Potter meets Spirited Away in this richly inventive Japanese animation about an English girl.
May 4, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent fill out the impressive voice cast but it's the fantastical visuals that'll wow you - try to picture Hogwarts meets The Yellow Submarine. The hand-drawn imagination is truly eye-popping.
May 3, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
It is another example of that remarkable way in which Japanese animation is reviving the memory of classic English children's literature from the 1960s and 70s - otherwise forgotten in its native land.
May 3, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Mary and The Witch's Flower
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Feb 06, 2018It looks like a Studio Ghibli film, it feels like one and it even sounds like one. Yet... Hiromasa Yonebyashi's latest effort is the first film of a subsequent studio; 'Studio Ponoc' founded from his former employers at Ghibli hence the character designs look so similar honoring their past legacies in this latest animated offering from the Japanese. Funnily enough I saw this film in it's English dub, featuring a cast of talented well known names and adopting a unique audible focus on it's English Countryside setting, which actually fits really well. However, despite the animation being as every bit flawless as you might expect from the Ghibli films of the past, I couldn't help but notice this film taking incidentally taking queues or beats other Ghibli films had done before. Nonetheless, despite this being an adaption of Mary Stewart's 'The Little Broomstick', it's visual palette makes up for more than enough of a satisfying viewing experience, even if it's story makes less of an emotional impact than one might think. While this film might be the lesser of Hiromasa Yonebyashi's films, it still show he's one of the brightest minds working in anime in this day and age. Here's to hoping Ponoc will continue the legacy Ghibli left behind even if the former studio itself won't surface.Luke E Super Reviewer
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