As I have mentioned many times before, Madman Entertainment will be screening the English version of Arrietty, the latest release from Studio Ghibli in cinemas starting from the 12th of January. Unfortunately however, not everyone may get a chance to see it, as only a limited number of cinemas will be running it. This list contains every cinema Madman Entertainment has announced they will be hosting screenings at:
ACT – Dendy Canberra
ACT – Hoyts Belconnen
NSW – Dendy Newtown
NSW – Hoyts Broadway
NSW – Hoyts Chatswood
NSW – Hoyts Cinema Paris
QLD – AMC Stafford City
QLD – Dendy Portside
SA – Hoyts Tea Tree Plaza
TAS – State Cinema
VIC – Cinema Nova
VIC – Hoyts Chadstone
VIC – Hoyts Eastland
VIC – Hoyts Highpoint
VIC – Hoyts Northland
VIC – Sun Yarraville
VIC – Village Jam Factory
VIC – Village Knox
VIC – Village Southland
VIC – Village Sunshine
WA – Luna Leederville
WA – Luna on SX
Unfortunately the closest cinema to me is more than an hours drive away, but I hope many more of you manage to find a nearby cinema to enjoy the delights of the Ghibli title Arrietty! Do note however that locations may change without notice and you should check with your local cinema for dates and times.
This is a story of a family of little people.
Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion set in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, tiny 14-year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. The house is occupied by two old ladies, who are absolutely unaware of the existence of their miniature tenants. Arrietty and her family live by borrowing. Everything they have, they borrow or make from the things they have borrowed. Essentials like gas, water and food. Tables, chairs, cooking utensils. And treats – a sugar cube here, a scrap of material there. But only a little each time, so the ladies do not notice. A 12-year-old boy, Sho, moves into the mansion while he waits for urgent medical treatment in the city. Arrietty’s parents have always warned her: “Never let humans see you.” Once seen, little people always have to move on. But the adventurous Arrietty doesn’t listen, and Sho discovers her.
The two begin to confide in each other and, before long, a friendship begins to blossom…
