6.0
Works of Art
2010
Mermaid (1997)
February 15, 199710mRU
6.9
51 votes
Overview
An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself.
Director
Aleksandr PetrovTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Dago ProductionsShar Studio
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7.0With death closing in on him quickly, an elderly monk regales to his novice a story of his youth. It was the height of winter with snow and ice everywhere when he spotted a young girl floating in the river. He manages to drag her out then goes to fetch her some warm clothing. Upon his return he finds she has gone. Many months later, he is fishing when she pays him a more lively visit and they fall in love - but his own elderly master is watching over him and so, well... With Jacob's ladder bringing the short story to an end, what did actually happen to our would-be couple? Culminating in a thr…
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