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Whisper of the Heart

Mimi wo sumaseba

1995

Yoshifumi Kondô

Animation

7.3

6,749

Animation. Drama. Romance A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow... could it be her "friend" from the library? The boy's grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker like his grandfather.

	Author	Review
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"If a simple coming-of-age tale like this was to be produced today in the United States by Disney/Pixar, it would be hailed as 'risky' and 'groundbreaking' (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"Ghibli productions have always been adept at making the fantastic seem real, but with Whisper Of The Heart, Kondo and Miyazaki focus so intensely on the everyday that they make the real seem fantastic."	POS
United States	Andre Dellamorte Collider	"This is much more geared towards little girls, and doesn’t feature the sorts of imaginative fantasy that often makes a Miyazaki film a classic."	NEU
Canada	Matthew Lee Screen Anarchy	"This is unquestionably an outstanding film, sadly neglected in favour of movies where Miyazaki's name as director meant a bigger marketing push."	POS

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