My Beautiful Girl Mari (2002)
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50% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(1,513 ratings)
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. ~ Perry… More 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. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
- Directed By
- Seong-kang Lee
- Written By
- Su-jeong Kang, Seong-kang Lee
- Genres
- Drama, Animation, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Jan 18, 2002 Limited
- On DVD
- Jul 5, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Derek Elley, Variety
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.
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Sean Axmaker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Lee Sung-gang's exquisite tale of childhood remembrance and imagination is... a patient fantasy painted in swaths of color...
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Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
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.
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Phil Hall, Film Threat
Visually striking but dramatically confusing animated feature from Korea.
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