I've Heard The Mermaids Singing

– Awkward, shy and delightfully funny, Polly Vandersma (Sheila McCarthy) is an "organizationally impai..

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Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)

Awkward, shy and delightfully funny, Polly Vandersma (Sheila McCarthy) is an "organizationally impaired" temporary assistant who finally gets her first permanent job at the age of 31. While she works for the curator of an art gallery, Polly narrates her own story, sharing the comical and bittersweet pretensions of the art world. At the same time, she reveals a special part of her own private world, taking the viewer to enchanted places in this quiet assault on the notion of authority everywhere.

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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Mar 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Patricia Rozema

Writer:

Patricia Rozema

Main Actors:

Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Richard Monette

Plot:

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.

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Production:

New Line Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%