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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) [R]

Release Date:
September 11, 1987

Original Title:
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Alternate Titles:
Der Gesang der Meerjungfrauen
Ho sentito le sirene cantare
Hørte du havfruene synge?

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Canada Council for the Arts
ONF | NFB
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Film Development Corporation
Téléfilm Canada

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U  US: R 

Runtime: 81

Isn't life the strangest thing you've ever seen?

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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 isn’t exactly who she claims to be.

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Production

Art Direction:
Valanne Ridgeway

Assistant Art Director:
Jake Fry

Assistant Camera:
Durwin Partridge

Assistant Editor:
Michael Werth

Assistant Sound Editor:
Alexandra Raffe

Casting:
Ross Clydesdale
Maria Armstrong

Clapper Loader:
Gavin Coford

Consulting Editor:
Ronald Sanders

Continuity:
Louise Shekter

Costume Design:
Alexandra Z.
Martine Matthews

Director:
Patricia Rozema

Director of Photography:
Douglas Koch

Editor:
Patricia Rozema

Executive Producer:
Don Haig

First Assistant Director:
John Pace

Foley Recordist:
James Musselman

Gaffer:
David Owen

Generalist:
Frank Doria
Wojtek Kozlinski
Jolynn Sommervill
Debbie Honsberger

Grip:
Dennis Kane
Gregory Palermo
Blake Balentine

Hairstylist:
Stephen Lynch

Location Scout:
Cellophane Idea
Michelle Pelchat

Location Sound Recordist:
Gord Thompson
Michele Moses

Makeup Artist:
Stephen Lynch

Music Coordinator:
John Switzer

Original Music Composer:
Mark Korven

Producer:
Patricia Rozema
Alexandra Raffe

Production Manager:
Alexandra Raffe

Props:
Peter Miskimmin

Sculptor:
Peter Dykhuis

Second Assistant Director:
Arlene Hazzan Green

Second Second Assistant Director:
Tom Quinn

Sound Editor:
Steve Munro

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Egidio Coccimiglio

Thanks:
Debbie Nightingale
Michael Allder
Donna Wong-Juliani

Vocals:
Rebecca Jenkins

Wardrobe Coordinator:
Beth Pasternak

Writer:
Patricia Rozema

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