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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Cannes Favorites • 1h 23m

Directed by Patricia Rozema • Comedy • 1987 • Canada • English
Starring Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald

Patricia Rozema’s charming, whimsical story about a waifish daydreamer with artistic aspirations is structured around a video-recorded confession and won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

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