The mermaid's secret
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The mermaid's secret |
| Original title | The Mermaid Chair |
| Country of production | USA , Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steven Schachter |
| script | Suzette Couture |
| production |
Michael Frislev , Chad Oakes |
| music | Rolf Løvland |
| camera | Mike Southon |
| cut | Jean Beaudoin |
| occupation | |
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The Mermaid's Secret (Original Title: The Mermaid Chair ) is an American - Canadian drama from 2006 . Directed by Steven Schachter , the screenplay was written by Suzette Couture based on a novel by Sue Monk Kidd .
action
The married Jessie Sullivan has had a bad relationship with her religiously committed mother Nelle since her father died. One day she learns that Nelle mutilated herself, she chopped off a finger. Sullivan travels to her hometown to look after her mother, Nelle. There she meets the friar Thomas, with whom she falls in love. She also learns the truth about her past.
Reviews
Cinema magazine wrote that the film was a "quacked self-discovery boring" . The director has a good reputation, but the "pseudo-profound Schmonzette" seems like "the transatlantic variant of a Rosamunde Pilcher film" . The plot ripples along; Basinger stands out mainly "through her penetrating suffering expression" .
"A highly emotional bestseller adaptation about separation, loss and responsibility."
background
The film was shot in a number of locations in British Columbia . It was produced for a female cable television channel and first aired on US television on September 9, 2006. On March 26, 2008, the film was shown for the first time on German television.
Kim Basinger first starred in a television movie .
Web links
- The secret of the mermaid in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cinema , accessed June 27, 2008
- ↑ The Mermaid's Secret. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 18, 2017 .
- ^ Filming locations for The Mermaid Chair , accessed June 27, 2008
- ↑ a b "The Mermaid Chair," Kim Basinger's TV Movie Debut on May 8, 2006 on aceshowbiz.com, accessed June 27, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for The Mermaid Chair , accessed June 27, 2008