Mississippi Mermaid · LeviOsa

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Mississippi Mermaid · LeviOsa

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The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special.

RomanceDramaCrime2h 3m

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83%

Tomatometer

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73%

Popcornmeter

6.6

TMDB

Storyline

A tobacco planter on Réunion island in the Indian Ocean becomes engaged through correspondence to a French woman he does not know. The woman that arrives does not look like the picture he received, but he marries her anyway.

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Details

DirectorFrançois Truffaut

ReleasedJun 18, 1969

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

$1.6M

Revenue

$7.4M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Produzioni Associate Delphos

Les Films du CarrosseLes Productions Artistes Associés

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Louis Mahé

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Julie Roussel

Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Comolli

Nelly Borgeaud

Nelly Borgeaud

Berthe

Martine Ferrière

Martine Ferrière

Landlady

Marcel Berbert

Marcel Berbert

Jardine

Yves Drouhet

Detective

Roland Thénot

Richard

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

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Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerApr 13, 2015

The redemptive power of love is joined with a stifled guffaw of irony.

T

Ty Burr

RTBoston GlobeApr 29, 2010

Mississippi is a film noir shot in dazzling color, a Hitchcock movie with the soul of a Jean Renoir drama.

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David Fear

RTTime OutJul 8, 2009

Try to view this tale of a siren's song as something chewier than a cover version of Hitch's greatest hits, and what's left is a facile take on l'amour fou.

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Eddie Harrison

RTfilm-authority.comJul 29, 2024

…Truffaut’s brilliant study of self-destructive passion in Mississippi Mermaid captures the best and the worst of love in this couple caught up in continual revoltion…

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Information

Title

Mississippi Mermaid

Released

Jun 18, 1969

Rated

R

Region of Origin

France, Italy

Original Audio

French

Runtime

2h 3m

Status

Released

Studios

Produzioni Associate Delphos, Les Films du Carrosse

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