Arrietty

Year

2011

Duration

90 minutes

Genres

Animation, Family

Language

English

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Synopsis

Mary Norton's popular story, The Borrowers, gets the Studio Ghibli treatment, with all the beauty and charm of the studio’s previous films. Arrietty's family are Borrowers - tiny people who quietly liberate their human neighbour's everyday objects and find alternative uses for them. But when Arrietty is discovered by Sho, a human boy, a new friendship blossoms, threatening their peaceful existence. Like Chihiro in Spirited Away, Kiki in Kiki’s Delivery Service and Sophie in Howl's Moving Castle, Arrietty is a typically strong Ghibli heroine who learns life lessons in the face of great adversity. The exquisite animation and lively score combine to create an exciting, fantastical backdrop for this classic story.

Director/s

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Cast (in alphabetical order)

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Arrietty

Year

Duration

Genres

Language

Synopsis

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Classification

This film is part of the following theme

Resources To Use With This Film

Arrietty: Film Guide

World Book Day, 2 Mar

Game Changers strand resource