& Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Arrietty

7.6

The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.

Director: , Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Main Cast: Tomokazu Miura, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita, Mirai Shida
Soundtrack: , Cécile Corbel
Cinematography: , Atsushi Okui
Screenplay: , Hayao Miyazaki, Karey Kirkpatrick, Mary Norton, Keiko Niwa

Original title in Japan is Kari-gurashi no Arietti.

Cinema Premiere: July 29, 2011

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

11 foreign reviews of Arrietty (2010)

1. Svenska Dagbladet

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: Those who have started to grow tired of all the action in animated films for children can advantageously go and see this Japanese version of Mary Norton's beloved book about The Borrowers, the tiny people who sometimes live hidden in our houses. Here, environments and people are allowed to develop at their own pace, and adventures take the time they take.
- Jeanette Gentele
Swedish: svd.se »
2. Dagens Nyheter

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: The majority of Ghibli's films manage to alternate between suspense, poetry, and pause, so rare in today's animated films that often rush forward with action and breathlessness as the main point.
- Eva af Geijerstam
Swedish: dn.se »
3. Aftonbladet

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Miyazaki fans will not be disappointed
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »
4. Ciné

7 / 10

Translated from swedish: The film embraces the entire audience in an intimate sound tapestry where the whisper of the wind makes every blade of grass sing as if it were a magnificent part of a deep rainforest. It is in every respect an exquisitely crafted work of art that deserves the chance to enchant both the youngest and the oldest.
- Olle Agebro
Swedish: cine.se »
5. Moviezine

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: Just like previous Ghibli films, it is very warm and charming, but at the same time it touches on slightly heavier subjects such as life not lasting forever.
- Andreas Climent
Swedish: moviezine.se »
6. Nöjesguiden

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: Miyazaki has dusted off Mary Norton's English children's book classic The Borrowers, a book that brought me great joy as a child.
- Caroline Ringskog Ferrada-Noli
Swedish: ng.se »
7. Sveriges Radio

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: A beautiful, rather slow-paced story about a girl from the little people.
- Björn Jansson
Swedish: sverigesradio.se »
8. Toppraffel

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: I personally think this is quite okay. It's a bit too sentimental, a bit too sluggish, but incredibly stylish. If the plot had been better, I would have given it a higher rating.
Swedish: toppraffel.se »
9. Göteborgs-Posten

No Rating

Translated from swedish: Life isn't as simple as black and white, but all actions have consequences, no matter how well-intentioned they may be.
- Patrik Andersson
Swedish: gp.se »
10. Sveriges Radio

No Rating

Translated from swedish: The film is absolutely worth watching for the sake of the wonderful environments and the imaginativeness.
- Elin Claeson
Swedish: sverigesradio.se »
11. Expressen

No Rating

Translated from swedish: It's just for us Miyazaki fans to do some kind of crazy thing.
- Mats Bråstedt
Swedish: expressen.se »