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6.9/10   31 votes
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Director:
Roger Andrieux
Writers:
Roger Andrieux (writer)
Yves Dangerfield (novel)
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Release Date:
20 August 1980 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A 40-year-old mechanic whistles at a passing teenager; she stops and upbraids him. In embarrassment... more | add synopsis
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I first saw this 20 yrs ago in my teens, thinking how lovely and tragic! more

Cast

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Philippe Léotard ... Georges Maréchal
Laura Alexis ... Isabelle Pélissier
Evelyne Dress ... Nelly
Marie Dubois ... Bénédicte Pélissier
Marianne Winquist ... Véronique
Diane Sorelle ... Claire
Nadège Clair ... Une soeur d'Isabelle
Jean Franval ... Harcour, le patron du garage
François Dyrek ... Un ami de Georges
André Penvern ... Un ami de Georges
Nicole Vassel ... Une amie de Georges
Manuela Gourary ... Une amie de Georges
Louis Navarre ... Le maître d'hôtel huppé
Pierre Frag ... Robert, le serveur
Maurice Travail ... L'homme entreprenant dans le métro
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Little Mermaid
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Apple more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
I first saw this 20 yrs ago in my teens, thinking how lovely and tragic!, 21 April 2003
Author: kirstymd from Vancouver, WA

There really ought to be a word for the description of seeing a film twice - once when you are an adolescent, and then when you are an adult. Seriously.

Sexuality was especially difficult to deal with. Yes, I felt it, but I could never EVER admit it. And so movies (thank you CABLE) were my outlet for letting me know I was maybe normal.

I remember seeing "La Petite Sirene" in the early '80's and immediately identifying with the American heroine Laura, the ugly-duckling who actually goes after the mechanic who shows some interest in her.

FYI The sex scenes are very PG. And the ending is somewhat downbeat.

Still, this put me on the road to film as a major in college. so hey!

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