'Marcel the Shell With Shoes On' is going to make you cry. 

A few thoughts may come to mind upon first seeing Marcel, the one-inch tall mollusc

protagonist of A24's adorable and compelling new film "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On."

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little, and all variations of it (though especially "teensy weensy").

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Adorable. Adorable, no, make that incredibly adorable.

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However, director Dean Fleischer Camp wants viewers to go beyond Marcel's outward appearance

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and pay close attention to what he has to say. "I feel like I have the most fascinating buddy

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ho happens to be 4'11" and has two degrees from M.I.T. People often ask him,

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"What's it like being so short? ", and I'm like, get over it!" Camp, chuckling, tells TODAY.

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Camp would be more familiar than practically anybody with Marcel's depths.

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