My Beautiful Girl, Mari

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My Beautiful Girl Mari concerns a lonely boy who must contend with a mother who constantly spends time with her boyfriend, a deceased father, his sick grandmother, and a cat who often goes missing. In response he becomes deeply involved in a fantasy world that features the title character.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Animation, Drama, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Lee Sung-kang, Seong-kang Lee
In Theaters:

Jan 18, 2002 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 5, 2005
Runtime:

80 minutes
Studio:

Anime Network

Cast

Ahn Sung-kee
as Kyung-min

Lee Byung-hun

Chong-ok Bae

Lee Byung-Heon

Bae Jong-ok

Jang Hang-Sun

Mun-Hee Na
as Nam-woo's Grandma

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Critic Reviews for My Beautiful Girl, Mari

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3)

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.

Sep 30, 2005 | Full Review…

Derek Elley
Variety
Top Critic
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.

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

Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
Top Critic
Lee Sung-gang's exquisite tale of childhood remembrance and imagination is... a patient fantasy painted in swaths of color...

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

Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Visually striking but dramatically confusing animated feature from Korea.

Aug 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.

Luke B Super Reviewer