Ondine (2009)

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Director:

Neil Jordan

Writer:

Neil Jordan (written by)

Release Date:

21 October 2010 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe.

Plot:

An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.

Plot Keywords:

Selkie | Fisherman | Irish | Cottage | Fishing

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Syracuse
Alicja Bachleda	...	Ondine
Dervla Kirwan	...	Maura
Alison Barry	...	Annie
Marion O'Dwyer	...	Nurse - Dialysis
Tony Curran	...	Alex
Mary O'Shea	...	Fish Co Op Woman
Gemma Reeves	...	Draper's Shop Tracy
Stephen Rea	...	Priest
Norma Sheahan	...	Librarian
Emil Hostina	...	Vladic
Conor Power	...	Eoin
Olwyn Hanley	...	Katie
Brendan McCormack	...	Fishery Board George
Mark Doherty	...	Fishery Board Man II
Peter Gowen	...	Dr. Hannon
Helen Norton	...	Nurse
Don Wycherley	...	Kettle
Gertrude Montgomery	...	Ban Garda
Reese O'Shea	...	Paudie
Sharon Shannon	...	Funeral Musician
Dashiel Jordan	...	Kid on Bike
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ante Novakovic	...	Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Directed by
Neil Jordan

Writing credits
Neil Jordan		(written by)

Produced by
Ben Browning	....	producer
Ned Dowd	....	executive producer
James Flynn	....	producer
Neil Jordan	....	producer
Michael Maher	....	executive producer
Morgan O'Sullivan	....	executive producer: Octagon Films
Peter Rawlinson	....	executive producer
Karen Richards	....	line producer

Original Music by
Kjartan Sveinsson		(original score)

Cinematography by
Christopher Doyle		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tony Lawson

Casting by
Susie Figgis
Frank Moiselle
Nuala Moiselle

Production Design by
Anna Rackard

Art Direction by
Mark Lowry

Set Decoration by
Judy Farr

Costume Design by
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh

Makeup Department
Clare Barman	....	assistant makeup artist
Lorraine Brennan	....	assistant hair stylist
Orla Carrol	....	chief hair artist
Morna Ferguson	....	chief makeup artist
Aisling Nairn	....	makeup artist: additional photography

Production Management
Louise Curran	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jamie Christopher	....	first assistant director
Glenn Delaney	....	third assistant director
Ned Dowd	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Cathriona Glynn	....	trainee assistant director
Daire Glynn	....	trainee assistant director
Ingrid Goodwin	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mike Hayes	....	third assistant director: second unit
Alex Jones	....	second assistant director
Nicola Long	....	trainee assistant director
Adam Philpott	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Michael Stevenson	....	second assistant director
Flynn Von Kleist	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Ben Collins	....	stand-by art director (as Ben S. Collins)
Dave Fisher	....	chargehand standby props
Dean Fisher	....	stand-by props
Christine Fitzgerald	....	trainee art department
Alan Harvey	....	chargehand dressing prop
Ronan Kennedy	....	stand-by props: reshoots
Nicky MacManus	....	construction coordinator
Kieran McCarthy	....	stand-by props
Adrienne McGrane	....	graphics designer
Eleonora McNamara	....	assistant art director
John Neligan	....	prop buyer
Graham Waters	....	standby carpenter

Sound Department
Christian Byrne	....	second boom operator
Alan Collins	....	sound facility director: ardmore sound
Brendan Deasy	....	sound recordist
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist
Steve Fanagan	....	sound effects editor
Andrew Felton	....	boom operator
Hugh Fox	....	sfx recordist
Sarah Gaines	....	supervising sound editor
Aza Hand	....	foley editor
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: dolby
Tom Johnson	....	sound effects editor
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Michelle McCormack	....	assistant dialogue editor
Eoghan McDonnell	....	foley assistant
Jean McGrath	....	foley recordist
James Shannon	....	dolby sound consultant

Special Effects by
Kevin Byrne	....	special effects supervisor
Kevin Nolan	....	senior special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Louie Alexander	....	digital compositor: Framestore
Matthew Baker	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
Zachary Bloom	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Clare Brody	....	data operator - framestore
Zoe Cousins	....	digital intermediate scanning and recording: Framestore
Jerome Dewhurst	....	di engineer
Richard Edwards	....	digital intermediate data operator: Framestore
Andrew Harvey	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
Adam Hawkes	....	compositor
Karsten Hecker	....	film mastering engineer
Jan Hogevold	....	executive producer: framestore di
Tim Keene	....	senior visual effects producer: Framestore
John Kennedy	....	digital compositor: Windmill Lane
Brian Krijgsman	....	colourist: Framestore
James Long	....	digital intermediate data operator
Veronica Marcano	....	scanning & recording operator: Framestore
Edwin Metternich	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
Mark Nelmes	....	visual effects supervisor
Adam Parker	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
Lee Rankin	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
James Reed	....	scanning and recording
Gavin Round	....	DI producer: Framestore
Jimmy Saul	....	assitant manager scanning and recording: Framestore
Oscar Tornincasa	....	digital compositor
Chris Ventress	....	paint & roto artist

Stunts
Nick Chopping	....	stunt performer
Norman Kelly	....	stunt performer
Paul Lowe	....	stunt performer
Brian McAllister	....	stunt performer
Belinda McGinley	....	stunt performer
Mark Mottram	....	fight choreographer
Mark Mottram	....	stunt coordinator
Robert O'Brien	....	stunt performer (as Robbie O'Brien)
James O'Donnell	....	stunt double
James O'Donnell	....	stunt performer
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt performer
Gary Robinson	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
José Luis Bernal	....	focus puller
Kevin Brookner	....	video operator
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography
Jason Dully	....	2nd Unit - second assistant camera
Robert Flood	....	second assistant camera (as Robert Hallinan Flood)
Celine Gravez	....	second assistant camera
Diarmuid Hughes	....	trainee grip
Tony Jackson	....	steadicam operator
Brian Johanson	....	video assist
Nic Lawson	....	cinematographer: second unit
Rupert Lloyd-Parry	....	key grip
Niall Mannion	....	electrician
James McGuire	....	gaffer
Micheal O'Mogáin	....	best boy
Nigel Permane	....	underwater camera assistant
Patrick Redmond	....	still photographer
Andy Thomson	....	flight head technician
Adam Tsan	....	crane operator
Jimmy Ward	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Dave Wells	....	grip: dailies

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Cowell	....	breakdown artist
Belle Phipps	....	costume assistant
Karen Rigg	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Kerri Aungle	....	negative cutter
Matt Branton	....	assistant colorist
Noreen Donohoe	....	delivery assistant
Jamie Turpin	....	first assistant editor
Niamh Burke-Kennedy	....	trainee assistant editor (uncredited)
Simona Harrison	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Petur Thor Benediktsson	....	musician: additional guitar (as Pétur Þór Benediktsson)
Becky Bentham	....	music supervisor: Hot House Music
Orri P. Dyrason	....	musician: drums (as Orri Páll Dýrason)
Kristin Haraldsdottir	....	musician: viola (as Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir)
Lance Hogan	....	music producer
Ingrid Karlsdóttir	....	musician: violin
Keith Lindsay	....	music editor
Abbie Lister	....	music supervisor: Hot House Music
Júiia Mogensen	....	musician: cello (as Júiía Mogensen)
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir	....	musician: violin
Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir	....	musician: cello
Óttar Sæmundsen	....	musician: double bass (as Óttar Sæmundsson)
Viktor Orri Árnason	....	musician: violin
Hildur Ársælsdóttir	....	musician: violin
Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir	....	musician: viola

Transportation Department
Paul Kelly	....	driver: cast
Ian Lewis	....	driver: star trailers
Michael Phelan	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kate Bone	....	assistant production coordinator
Renee Burke	....	script supervisor
Gillian Cody	....	post production accountant
Aaron Farrell	....	project manager
Lucia Foster Found	....	aerial operations coordinator
Mike Hayes	....	production assistant
Nora Henderson	....	extras coordinator
Rob Hill	....	film transfer
Carlton Jarvis	....	medical advisor
Eimear Kelly	....	production assistant
Maggie Munro	....	location manager
Ise Murphy	....	production assistant
Ante Novakovic	....	assistant: Colin Farrell
Isaac Sananes	....	assistant accountant
Conor Slattery	....	stand-in: Colin Farrell (I )
Sarah Smith	....	assistant: Neil Jordan
Andy Stephens	....	aerial operations manager
Christine Strobel	....	dubbing script translator: german
Michael Swan	....	assistant location manager
Clodagh Tierney	....	location manager: additional photography
Jake Tuck	....	assistant to producers

Production Companies

• Wayfare Entertainment (presents)
• Irish Film Board (with the participation of)
• Octagon Films
• Little Wave Productions
• Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)
• Start Motion Pictures

Distributors

• Distribution Company (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (Benelux)
• Hollywood Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Dall'Angelo Pictures (2010) (Italy) (DVD)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Future Film (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Future Film (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2011) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Latinamerican Theatrical Group (2009) (Mexico) (all media) (Latin America)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Pictures (2010) (Ireland) (all media)
• UGC PH (2010) (France) (all media)
• Valentim de Carvalho Multimédia (2010) (Portugal) (all media)
• Wide Pictures (2010-2014) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Team FX (special effects)
• Framestore (visual effects)
• Windmill Lane Pictures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Extreme Facilities  underwater camera equipment provided by
• Fintage CAM  Collection Account Management
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming by
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• Hothouse Music  music supervision
• Mediscene  medical equipment
• Production Depot  camera equipment provided by
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Shoot NI  walkies
• UK Computamatch  negative cutting
• Windmill Lane Pictures  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sensuality and brief strong language

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Ireland | USA

Language:

English | Romanian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Ireland:12A | Malaysia:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Singapore:M18 (Blu-ray rating) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45161)

Filming Locations:

Bere Island, Beara, County Cork, Ireland

Company:

Wayfare Entertainment

Trivia:

The song played with the closing credits is Lisa Hannigan's "Braille". For some time the song was available for subscribers of Hannigans newsletter. An official release did not follow.

Goofs:

Continuity: Syracuse's hair changes length and cleanliness throughout the film. In the same scene his hair will be freshly washed and styled, then windblown and stringy.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Syracuse:[into radio] Anybody out there? I need a little help.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.63" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Takk

Liked this a lot more than I expected

I am a fan of Neil Jordan but I was extremely disappointed with Breakfast on Pluto, so I went to this movie with low expectations. Colin Farrell (once you get used to him with the sing songy Cork accent!)was super as was Alicia Bachleda. Along with the Butcher Boy and The Miracle the real star of the movie is a young actor (Alison Barry).

This is a fairytale interspersed with reality, it is a movie. I'm tired of reading reviewers criticising the fantasy elements conflicting with 'real life'. Suspend disbelief for God's sake , you are watching a piece of fiction, not a documentary.

This was a perfect movie for a lazy afternoon, it would even be suitable for kids from ages 8 upwards.Did not find it in the slightest bit boring or slow. To compare it with Moondance is completely unfair as that movie had both poor directing and a brutal script(in conjunction with some very dodgy acting).

Give Ondine a chance, you might find that you will be pleasantly surprised.