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Mermaid

Mermaid

19976.90h 10m

Overview

An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself.

Directed by Aleksandr Petrov
Written by Marina Vishnevetskaya, Aleksandr Petrov
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Top Cast

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Yevgeniya Smolyaninova

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Themes & Keywords

obsessionmermaidold mandream sequencepaint-on-glassshort filmrural setting

About Mermaid

Mermaid is a animation, fantasy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of obsession, mermaid, old man, dream sequence, paint-on-glass, short film. Directed by Aleksandr Petrov, it stars Yevgeniya Smolyaninova. An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself.

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