My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)

Original title

마리 이야기

Directed by

Lee Sung-gang

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

10

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy spends summer vacation with his grandmother and discovers a mysterious girl in a surreal fantasy world. The story blends his real life with dreamlike adventures that may or may not be imagined.

dreamlikenostalgicgentlemelancholicunsettlingwhimsicalslow-burnvisually lush

What happens

My Beautiful Girl, Mari (Korean: 마리이야기; lit. 'The Story of Mari') is a 2002 South Korean animated film. It follows the story of a young boy during summer vacation and ascends into flights of surrealistic fantasy, which may or may not be dream sequences. The English-language dub was directed and produced by Carl Macek and licensed by A.D. Vision. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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