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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)

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User Rating: 6.9/10 (596 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Patricia Rozema
Writer:
Patricia Rozema (writer)
Release Date:
March 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Gabrielle has a romantic relationship with the painter Mary... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
I want to be buried with this movie. more

Cast

 (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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chant des sirènes, Le (Canada: French title) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief strong language.
Runtime:
UK:81 min | USA:81 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Trivia:
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." more
Quotes:
Polly Vandersma: Isn't life the strangest thing you've ever seen? more
Soundtrack:
OPEN WINDOW more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
I want to be buried with this movie., 30 December 2006
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Author: Roberta from Canada

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.

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