'Mary and the Witch's Flower,' from Japan's Studio Ponoc, opens a world of visual enchantment
by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Dec 04, 2017
2 minutes
Magic flows freely if not infinitely in "Mary and the Witch's Flower," an effortless animated charmer from the gifted Japanese director and Studio Ghibli veteran Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Adapted by Yonebayashi and Riko Sakaguchi from Mary Stewart's 1971 children's novel, "The Little Broomstick," the movie ushers us into an enchanted realm where water can dance, brooms and carpets take flight, and woodland critters transform into fantastical beings.
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