The Secret World of Arrietty

by Hayao Miyazaki (Director)

DVD, 2015

Call number

DVD-FAM 86D

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Publication

Buena Vista (2012)

Description

The existence of a family of tiny people called Borrowers living in a house occupied by normal-sized people is threatened when the fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, is discovered by Shawn, the young, normal-sized boy who has come to live with his great aunt.

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LibraryThing member robincar
Arrietty is a Borrower, a little people that live under the floors in the houses of humans. When a new boy named Shawn comes to stay at the house Arrietty’s family lives in, he discovers her and the existence of Borrowers. Despite the fact that Borrowers are not supposed to let humans see them,
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Shawn and Arrietty begin a tentative friendship that leads to a great adventure and affects their lives forever. The plot of this movie is based on the book The Borrowers by Mary Norton, first published in 1952. Not having read the book, it is difficult to say just how much the movie does (or does not) follow the book although the book certainly did not have a Japanese setting. The movie comes from the famous Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli. The acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki did not direct the movie, but he was involved in the plot and screenplay. Following in the Studio Ghibli tradition, the movie is charming and delightful. It sure to please both Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli fans as well as those viewers new to their movies. The Disney presented version allows for viewing in English, French, and the original Japanese with English, French, and English for the Hearing Impaired as the available subtitles. Special features are limited to a music video of one of the songs from the movie (“Summertime” by Bridgit Mendler) and a clip on the making of that music video. The movie is rated “G” for general audience and would make a terrific film to watch as a family.
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UPC

786936819885
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