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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Disney / Year: 1987

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Synopsis

Lesbian filmmaker Patricia Rozema's (When Night is Falling) first film is a revelation of a great filmmaker - terrific story, character, and look.

Review

McCarthy is nothing short of a revelation in this enchanting comedy. The film itself is cute and whimsical but it is McCarthy, as Polly, the day-dreaming romantic Gal Friday, who steals the show as well as our hearts. An avid photographer who dwells in her own fantasy world, Polly secures a job as a temp in the office of an art collector. Her innocence and joie de vivre proves to be a bracing tonic in a world dulled by pretension and greed. A film and a performance that should lift your spirits.

Shelia McCarthy is enchanting as the romantically naive Polly who becomes infatuated with her female boss in this whimsical comedy. Her boss, the curator of the gallery, is a lesbian involved in a relationship with a very butch lover.