My Beautiful Girl Mari

My Beautiful Girl Mari (2002)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (1,530 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

PG-13,
Directed By
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Written By
Su-jeong Kang, Seong-kang Lee
Genres
Drama, Animation, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Jan 18, 2002 Limited
Anime Network

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • Phil Hall, Film Threat

    Visually striking but dramatically confusing animated feature from Korea.

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  • Luke B


    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… More

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