My Beautiful Girl, Mari

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Movie Info

Two boys (Lee Byung-Hun, Hyeong-jin Kong) encounter a white-haired maiden when a lighthouse portal takes them to another world.

Genre:

fantasy, animation
Original Language:

Korean
Director:

Lee Seong-gang
Producer:

Jo Seong-weon
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 5, 2005
Runtime:

1h 19m

Cast & Crew

Byung-hun Lee
Namoo
Voice

Hyeong-jin Kong
Jun-ho
Voice

Sung-kee Ahn
Kyeong-min
Voice

Bae Jong-ok
Namoo's Mother
Voice

Mun-hee Na
Namoo's Grandmother
Voice

Hang-Seon Jang
Jun-ho's Father
Voice

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Critic Reviews for My Beautiful Girl, Mari

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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.

September 30, 2005 | Full Review…

Derek Elley
Variety
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.

September 30, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
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December 6, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
Lee Sung-gang's exquisite tale of childhood remembrance and imagination is... a patient fantasy painted in swaths of color...

October 5, 2005 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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December 8, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
Visually striking but dramatically confusing animated feature from Korea.

August 21, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5

Phil Hall
Film Threat

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Audience Reviews for My Beautiful Girl, Mari

Oct 24, 2009

This Korean animation is a beautifully artistic film, that also contains a lot of heart. It perfectly captures the joys of childhood, from a reflective view of an adult. This makes for a sweet, but never patronising, view of the innocence of friendships from years gone by. The animation remains simple, perhaps too much so for some, but it keeps it's focus on the story and that's what counts.

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