This is a story of a family of “little” people. Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion set in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, tiny 14-year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. The house is occupied by two old ladies, who are absolutely unaware of the existence of their miniature tenants.
Arrietty and her family live by “borrowing”. Everything they have, they borrowor make from the things they have borrowed. Essentials like cooking gas, water and food. Tables, chairs, cooking utensils. And treats – a sugar cube here, a scrap of material there. But only a little each time, so the ladies do not notice.
A 12-year-old boy, Sho, moves in the mansion while he waits for urgent medical treatment in the city. Arrietty’s parents have always warned her: “Never let humans see you.” Once seen, little people always have to move on. But the adventurous Arrietty doesn’t listen, and Sho discovers her. The two begin to confide in each other and, before long, a friendship begins to blossom…
English speaking voice cast: Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Mark Strong, Olivia Colman, Phyllida Law, and Geraldine McEwan.
Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Japan, 2010, 94mins
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Tom Holland, Luke Allen-Gale
Review by Matthew Rodgers
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Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman
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Dir. Jean Jacques Annaud, France/Italy/Qatar, 2011, 130 mins
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Dir: Tomas Alfredson, France/UK/Germany, 2011, 128 mins
Cast: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy
Review by Maria Sell
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Dir. John Michael McDonagh, Ireland, 2011, 96 mins
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong
Review by Carol Allen
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This is a story of a family of “little” people. Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion set in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, tiny 14-year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. The house is occupied by two old ladies, who are absolutely unaware of the existence of their miniature tenants.
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