But when tenacious and tiny arrietty is discovered by shawn, a human boy, their secret and forbidden friendship blossoms into an extraordinary adventure. The secret world of arrietty discover a secret world within our own. The secret world of arrietty interview will arnett 2011. Both also did voice acting in the secret world of arrietty. Karigurashi no arietti in japan and the secret world of arrietty in north america, is a 2010 japanese animated fantasy film directed by hiromasa yonebayashi as his feature film debut as a. Mendler, david henrie, and comedic allstars will arnett, amy poehler, and carol burnett, and based on the awardwinning novel the borrowers. From legendary animation house studio ghibli spirited away, howls moving castle comes the secret world of arrietty, an adventure based on mary nortons acclaimed childrens book series the borrowers. Studio ghibli, the company responsible for such wellloved animated pictures as ponyo. Youll find the answers to these persistent mysteries of life in the secret world of arrietty. Arrietty gets discovered by a 12year old boy named shawn. This puts the family in danger and challenges both arrietty and shawn to have courage and fight for what they know is right.
The secret world of arrietty by hiromasa yonebayashi. The clock family are fourinchtall people who live anonymously in another familys residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Arrietty is played by bridgit mendler from good luck charlie. For many comedy fans present company included, the main reason to see the new japanese animated film the secret world of arrietty is that amy poehler and will arnett are. This visually stunning animated masterpiece stars an illustrious voice cast that includes will arnett, amy poehler, bridgit mendler, moises arias. Karigurashi no arietti in japan and the secret world of arrietty in north america, is a 2010 japanese animated fantasy film directed by hiromasa yonebayashi as his feature film debut as a director, animated by studio ghibli for the nippon. Studio ghiblithe creative force behind colorful japanese fare such as ponyo and spirited awayhas now fashioned its version of the tale, wrapping grasslevel visuals in a beautifully soft and eyepleasing animation and. Poehler and arnett announced their separation in september 2012, and arnett filed for divorce in april 2014.
For a feature directorial debut, the secret world of arrietty is a remarkably accomplished piece of work. And the actors dubbing arrietty in english, including standouts amy poehler, will arnett, and carol burnett, are expressive and emotive. The film concerns the trials of a family of humanoids that are only a bit larger than a grasshopper as they take shelter under the floorboards of a country house and occasionally venture into the vast world of humans they call. The secret world of arrietty by hiromasa yonebayashi hiromasa. The borrowers must stealthily gather small bits of items.
Residing quietly beneath the floorboards are little people who live undetected in a secret world to be discovered. Ghiblis the secret world of arrietty is based on mary nortons 1952 childrens book the borrowers. Discover the secret world of arrietty where your imagination comes to. The secret world of arrietty is based on a childrens book called the borrowers, a popular title originally published in 1952 by british author mary norton. The secret world of arrietty interview amy poehler 2011. Arrietty and her parents voices of will arnett and amy poehler are borrowers a race of tiny people who live among regularsize humans.
Arrietty voice of bridgit mendler, a tiny but tenacious 14yearold, lives with her parents will arnett and amy poehler in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the. But when brave and tiny arrietty is out gathering supplies, she is discovered by shawn. The secret world of arrietty begins with adventurous 14yearold arrietty voice by bridgit mendler, who comes from a traditional family in which mother and father voices by amy poehler and will arnett assume their timehonored roles and children grow up under their parents supervision. Watch full the secret world of arrietty in hd format with movie summary 14yearold arrietty and the rest of the clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items borrowed from the houses human inhabitants. Poehler starred on the nbc sitcom parks and recreation as well as saturday night live and films such as anchorman 2 and the secret world of. See the trailer, featuring the voices of bridgit mendler, amy poehler. Interview with amy poehler, who voices homily in the secret world of arrietty. The secret world of arrietty is a marvelously captivating animated feature about very tiny people and the fullscale world they inhabit. Opening february 17, this enchanting film is based on the classic childrens book the borrowers and was created by japans studio ghibli, which has given us classics like spirited away, ponyo.
After arrietty voiced by bridgit mendler, the youngest clock, is discovered by a normalsized boy voiced by david henrie, the world of the borrowers is soon turned upside down. Featuring the voices of bridgit mendler and david henrie and comedic allstars will arnett, amy poehler and carol burnett, and based on the awardwinning novel the borrowers, the secret world of arrietty will delight families of all sizes. In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called borrowers live out of sight of humans. Poehler and arnett announced their separation in september 2012, and arnett filed for divorce in. Amy poehler and tina fey make wine country pairings wine country stars amy poehler, tina fey, maya rudolph, rachel dratch, ana gasteyer, and paula pell select titles from their costars filmographies to pair with their new netflix comedy. Arrietty, a tiny but tenacious 14yearold, lives with her parents in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her housekeeper.
Arrietty features disney channel star bridget mendler in the title role and comedically accomplished married couple amy poehler staying, as always, one step behind tina fey and will arnett as her parents. The story follows arrietty, a fourteen year old girl and little person. Amy poehler and carol burnett, and based on the awardwinning novel the. The borrowers and the secret world of arrietty offer. Featuring the voices of disney channels bridgit mendler and david henrie and comedic allstars will arnett, amy poehler and carol burnett, and based on the awardwinning novel the borrowers the secret world of arrietty will delight families of all sizes. However, life changes for the clocks when a human boy discovers arrietty.
The secret world of arrietty is once again one of those perfect little family films that studio ghibli and its cofounder hayao miyazaki do so well. Arrietty voice of bridgit mendler, a tiny, but tenacious 14yearold, lives with her parents voices of will arnett and amy poehler in the recesses of. Amy poehler, is a somewhat comic, excitable figure, worrying constantly about her husband and. The secret world of arrietty, loosely adapted from mary nortons 1952 british childrens book the borrowers, centers on a family of tiny people who live beneath the floorboards of a country house, occasionally borrowing a stray thimble, button, or sugar cube that the human beings above which they call beans wont miss. The secret world of arrietty tells the tale of a small family of borrowers, tiny people who live underneath the homes of the beans human beings. Secret world of arrietty, the film residing beneath the floorboards are little people who live undetected in a secret world. One cant help but be struck by the backgrounds of the secret world of arrietty. From the legendary studio ghibli spirited away, ponyo comes the secret world of arrietty, an animated adventure based on mary nortons acclaimed childrens book series. Arrietty bridgit mendler, a tiny, but tenacious 14yearold, lives with her parents will arnett and amy poehler in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her. The secret world of arrietty is further proof that he is looking for fresh talent to mentor in order to secure the future for studio ghibli. Besides mendler, the cast included will arnett, amy poehler, carol burnett, and david henrie. Life changes for the clocks when their teenage daughter, arrietty, is discovered. The secret world of arriettys will arnett and amy poehler. Bridgit mendler, david henrie, amy poehler, will arnett, carol burnett.
The secret world of arrietty from studio ghibli the. The secret world of arrietty 20102012 covering media. With bridgit mendler, amy poehler, will arnett, tom holland. The secret world of arrietty 2010 amy poehler as homily. The novel was adapted as a screenplay by hayao miyazaki and keiko niwa, based on the borrowers by mary norton, an english. From the legendary studio ghibli spirited away, ponyo comes the secret world of arrietty, an animated adventure based on mary nortons acclaimed childrens book series the borrowers.
Interview with will arnett, who voices pod in the secret world of arrietty. Loosely based upon a 1952 childrens book by british author mary norton, the secret world of arrietty evolves around a family of tiny people who live beneath the floors of a rather isolated country house. The secret world of arrietty trailer official 2012 hd will arnett, amy poehler. Mary nortons the borrowers, published in 1952, won the u. Discover the secret world of arrietty where your imagination comes to life. Arrietty voice of bridgit mendler, a tiny, but tenacious 14yearold, lives with her parents voices of will arnett and amy poehler in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her housekeeper voice of carol burnett. During their relationship, poehler and arnett worked together on several projects including the series arrested development, the 2007 film blades of glory, horton hears a who. The secret world of arrietty, interview with carol. The secret world of arrietty trailer official 2012 hd. The secret world of arrietty studio ghiblis latest on. The secret world of arrietty may not be groundbreaking, but it is a lovely film which doesnt preach its lessons.
Amy poehler celebrity profile check out the latest amy poehler photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. David henrie, moises arias, will arnett, amy poehler, bridgit mendler, carol burnett, hiromasa yonebayashi. Arrietty, titled arrietty the borrower in japan and the secret world of arrietty in north america. Directed by hiromasa yonebayashi, gary rydstrom written by mary norton novel, hayao miyazaki screenplay cast bridgit mendler, amy poehler, will arnett distributed by disney country language english, japanese release date. The borrowers 1997 the secret world of arrietty 2012. Yet considering that yonebayashi previously served as an artist on such studio ghibli films as princess mononoke, spirited away, howls moving castle, and ponyo, its no surprise that, at least visually, this movie stands tall among the works of master miyazaki himself. The secret world of arrietty hits theaters on february 17th, 2012. The combination of a british childrens story and japanese setting make the movie a very odd combination of cultural artifacts and wrinkles in time. The secret world of arrietty, an animated childrens film from studio ghibli, has the small making wonderfully do in a world inhabited by, and made for, the big. The secret world of arrietty english language 27 7. From walt disney pictures, interview with amy poehler and carol burnett about their work on the u. The family consists of pod will arnett, homily amy poehler and their. Also with the voices of amy poehler, carol burnett and will arnett. On the surface, the secret world of arrietty is a breathtakingly gorgeous portrait come to vivid life, but a closer look reveals that the mature themes addressed in the movie are painted with just as fine a brush, making it not only a wonderful addition to the studio ghibli canon, but also a picture thats certain to grow in parallel with its.
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