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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)
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Release Date:
March 1988 (USA) morePlot:
Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Gabrielle has a romantic relationship with the painter Mary... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
I want to be buried with this movie. moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Sheila McCarthy | ... | Polly Vandersma |
| Paule Baillargeon | ... | Gabrielle St. Peres |
| Ann-Marie MacDonald | ... | Mary Joseph |
| Richard Monette | ... | Clive |
| John Evans | ... | Warren |
| Brenda Kamino | ... | Waitress |
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Rated R for brief strong language.Parents Guide:
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UK:81 min | USA:81 minCountry:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoFilming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMOVIEmeter: 
10% since last week
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The title is a reference to a line in T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" that reads: "I have heard the mermaids singing each to each / I do not think that they will sing to me." moreMovie Connections:
Featured in Weird Sex & Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV) moreSoundtrack:
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I usually don't watch movies more than once. But this lovely film is one that I have regular cravings for. It is so smart, unpretentious, and unassuming. It's subtle and multi-layered and such a treat to view.
It's a quiet film too, with refreshing insights and ideas about relationships. The contemplative pace of the film gives you time to enjoy the ideas and feelings that come up in the characters and in yourself. On more than one occasion while watching the film my breath was taken away with surprise and delight.
I guess another draw for me is the female characters: how refreshing to meet women who are multidimensional, portrayed with authority and authenticity (and having interesting faces I could watch forever).
And I love how the story is so simple, a late bloomer's coming of age (or rather coming into her creativity)--a 'bildungsroman' in a film about art.
Thanks Patricia Rozema et al! What a treasure.