The Little Mermaid(1996)
“A lyrical story, with dark humor. It's a movie that you want to come back to all the time - a fairy tale for adults, naive art. There are postmodern moments in The Little Mermaid that resonate with Ukrainian poetic cinema; certain allusions to Parajanov and more.“
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“A lyrical story, with dark humor. It's a movie that you want to come back to all the time - a fairy tale for adults, naive art. There are postmodern moments in The Little Mermaid that resonate with Ukrainian poetic cinema; certain allusions to Parajanov and more.“
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1996-11-30
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