The Little Mermaid (1980 film)
1980 French film, directed by Roger Andrieux
The Little Mermaid (French: La Petite Sirène) is a 1980 French romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Andrieux. It was entered into the main competition at the 37th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Cast
Philippe Léotard as Georges
Laura Alexis as Isabelle
Évelyne Dress as Nelly
Marie Dubois as Bénédicte
Marianne Winquist as Véronique
Diane Sorelle as Claire
Jean Franval as Harcour
François Dyrek as Georges' friend
André Penvern as Georges' friend
Nicole Vassel as Georges' friend
Manuela Gourary as Georges' friend
Pierre Frag as Robert
Louis Julien as Police officer
Production
The film is based on the novel Les petites sirènes by Yves Dangerfield.
Release
The film entered the main competition at the 37th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was also screened at the Montreal International Film Festival.
Reception
A contemporary Variety review noted: "Film's originality and force come from Andrieux inscribing the tale in a banal contemporary setting yet telling the story with beguiling fairy tale simplicity in which a veneer of charm barely conceals a strong undercurrent of anxiety." Falvo Angelo from Corriere della Sera described the film as "a delicate fable", praising the lack of morbosity in spite of its problematic script.
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