- MERMAID
- with short film PINK BAG
- Sunday, April 19, 2009
- 11:30 a.m.
- The Tower Theatre
- 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno [map]
- $10 General Admission
- $8 Students / Seniors
- buy tickets →
“Has abundant charm and digital trickery in the Amelie mold, but also a winning personality all its own. A radiant central performance by Masha Shalaeva is complemented by a strong supporting cast.”
Russell Edwards, Variety
“From the whimsical opening credits through the gorgeously colored dream sequences, this visually stunning modern fairy tale draws you in.”
Amie Simon, Prost Amerika Film
Watch the Trailer
Synopsis
Rusalka (Mermaid) won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award for director Anna Melikyan at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and also the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival. The film, often dubbed the “Amelie of Moscow” by fans and critics alike, recounts the incredible adventures of a mermaid on dry land. Once upon a time a girl named Alisa lived by the sea. She let life carry her along, never struggling, always adapting to changing conditions and historical events. The only unusual thing about Alisa was her gift of making wishes come true. Eventually she found herself in metropolitan Moscow, where chance took her by the hand and introduced her to a man with a cross on his chest that read “save and protect.” Alisa took one look at the man and her life was changed forever. In Russian, with English subtitles.
Directed by Anna Melikyan
Russia (2007), 35mm
115 minutes, No Rating
http://www.rusalkafilm.ru
Companion Short Film
- PINK BAG
- USA, Susan Hippen
- 2 minutes, English
- When a naive woman emerges from a pink bag into a retro kitchen where appliances attack, she’s forced to choose between old habits and freedom.
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