Underplayed Gems

My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)

My Beautiful Girl, Mari poster
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
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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.

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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)

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