Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle ...
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Title: I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)
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3 wins & 7 nominations.
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| Sheila McCarthy | ... | Polly Vandersma | |
| Paule Baillargeon | ... | Gabrielle St. Peres | |
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Ann-Marie MacDonald | ... | Mary Joseph |
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Richard Monette | ... | Clive |
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John Evans | ... | Warren |
| Brenda Kamino | ... | Waitress | |
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Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle rekindles an old romantic relationship with the younger painter Mary, Polly becomes jealous, and discovers Gabrielle is not who she claims to be. Written by Mike Jones
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Isn't life the strangest thing you've ever seen?Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
March 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le chant des sirènes See more »Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaEdit
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$262,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,408,491Company Credits
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National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Film Development Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:
StereoAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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The use of Léo Delibes' music score 'Lakmé: The Flower Duet" (Act 2, No 2 Duetto: Viens, Malika... Sous le dôme épais où le blanc jasmin) made the movie the second film of the 1980s to be associated with same sex female coupling with the earlier picture being The Hunger (1983). See more »Alternate Versions
Also available in a computer colorized version. See more »Connections
Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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One of my top ten favorite films of all time, this is beautifully put together- I can't fault the film in any area, other than its not been released on DVD yet. This is easily the best film to come out of Canada, and Patricia Rozema will have a hard time bettering it. The whole movie plays like an ethereal dream with occasional lapses into consciousness. There are some very funny pieces, and some touching moments too. If you ever rent or buy a film because of a review on here, let it be this one, its totally brilliant, and one of the only films ever to be given a standing ovation by the critics in Cannes when it was first shown.
Truly magical.