Alisa, the mermaid
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| German title | Alisa, the mermaid |
| Original title | Rusalka |
| Country of production | Russia |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 115 min / Russia: 100 min (cinema version) minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Anna Melikyan |
| script | Anna Melikyan |
| production | Ruben Dischdischjan |
| music | Igor Vdovin |
| camera | Oleg Kirichenko |
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Alisa, the mermaid , also known as Rusalka - Mermaid ( Russian Русалка ) is a Russian feature film from 2007. It is loosely based on the fairy tale The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen and is set in modern Russia. Directed by Anna Melikyan . The film tells the story of Alisa, a little girl around whom many curious and bizarre events happen. The look of the film and its narrative style are modern and fit the film's own dynamics.
action
Alisa is a little girl who lives by the sea with her mother and grandmother. It never got to know the father. Alisa has the wonderful ability to make wishes come true. After some problems, she decides not to speak anymore and is sent to a special school for disabled children. At the age of almost 18, it seems that the whole village is devastated by a storm and she loses her home by one of her wishes. The family moves to Moscow and Alisa begins to take possession of the city in her own way. She gets to know her “dream prince”, a wealthy businessman whom she saves from drowning when he tries to kill himself while drunk.
background
The film was screened at numerous festivals, won several awards and was also shown at the 2008 Berlinale .
reception
“With her second feature film after 'Mars' (2004), Azerbaijan-born director Anna Melikian made a fantastically light, melancholy and comical film. In her movie fairy tale, Alisa, das Meermädchen 'she combines the material of Hans Christian Andersen's' little mermaid' and fantasy imagination to create a surreal big city romance. "
See also
- The Mermaid , Russian short film from 1996
Web links
- Alisa, the sea Girl in the Internet Movie Database (English)