Agenda Municipal / Movies Mary and the Witch's Flower
Tue 24 Jan
Close-Up - Famalicão Film Observatory (Episode 7.1) programme
Narciso Ferreira Theatre | 10h00 (For schools: 1st and 2nd cycle)
Free tickets subject to pick up one and a half hour before each performance Limit of four tickets per person. Ticket reservations not applicable | Original Title: Meari to Majo no Hana (Japan, 2018) | Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Rating: M/6 | Duration: 95 min
Mary, 11 years old, is a bright, lively girl who is spending her summer holidays at her great aunt’s house. Bored and with nothing to do, she waits anxiously for school to start. One day, following the path of two kittens, she is guided to a wood where she finds an old broom and a flower that only blooms every seven years. By touching them, a strange spell is activated and the girl is taken on a wonderful adventure. During this magical night, she acquires extraordinary powers that will allow her to discover a world never seen before. Produced by the animation studio Studio Ponoc, a signature animated film by Japanese Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Oscar-nominated for "When Marnie Was There") that is inspired by the work "The Little Broomstick", by British writer Mary Stewart.
Narciso Ferreira Theatre | 10h00 (For schools: 1st and 2nd cycle)
Free tickets subject to pick up one and a half hour before each performance Limit of four tickets per person. Ticket reservations not applicable | Original Title: Meari to Majo no Hana (Japan, 2018) | Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Rating: M/6 | Duration: 95 min
Mary, 11 years old, is a bright, lively girl who is spending her summer holidays at her great aunt’s house. Bored and with nothing to do, she waits anxiously for school to start. One day, following the path of two kittens, she is guided to a wood where she finds an old broom and a flower that only blooms every seven years. By touching them, a strange spell is activated and the girl is taken on a wonderful adventure. During this magical night, she acquires extraordinary powers that will allow her to discover a world never seen before. Produced by the animation studio Studio Ponoc, a signature animated film by Japanese Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Oscar-nominated for "When Marnie Was There") that is inspired by the work "The Little Broomstick", by British writer Mary Stewart.
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