There was a live action version, The Borrowers (1997), a raucous comedy with John Goodman and Jim Broadbent as the mean real estate developer and the Borrower dad. I liked that, too, but this is very different, with a Japanese style similar to Sprited Away (2001) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004), on which director Hiromasa Yonebayashi worked as an animator. Co-writer Hayao Miyazaki won an Oscar for Spirited Away and also adapted the novel for Howl's Moving Castle, among his many credits. Co-writer Keiko Niwa has collaborated with Miyazaki on two other animated features.
The music, by Frenchwoman Cécile Corbel (her film debut), whose Celtic-influenced style contributes much to the mood, is lovely. Here's a short suite. The track Arrietty's Song has been re-recorded into many languages which you can find on youtube. For a change, the entire song listing is on imdb, and the album and DVD are available on amazon in the U.K. Over here, one can only buy an imported CD, and the DVD hasn't been released for netflix yet. You're better off seeing it on the big screen while it's in your neighborhood!
The music, by Frenchwoman Cécile Corbel (her film debut), whose Celtic-influenced style contributes much to the mood, is lovely. Here's a short suite. The track Arrietty's Song has been re-recorded into many languages which you can find on youtube. For a change, the entire song listing is on imdb, and the album and DVD are available on amazon in the U.K. Over here, one can only buy an imported CD, and the DVD hasn't been released for netflix yet. You're better off seeing it on the big screen while it's in your neighborhood!
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