I've Heard the Mermaids Singing with Sheila McCarthy: DVD Cover

    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Director: Patricia Rozema Cast: Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald, John Evans

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    • DVD Release Date: 01/13/2004
    • Original Release: 1987
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 34,698

    Viewer Rating: (1 ratings)

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Theatrical trailer; Biographies; Photo gallery; Director's commentary

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. How It All Started [4:24]
    2. Photo Session [3:24]
    3. Darkroom Fantasy [3:21]
    4. Office Job [3:58]
    5. Japanese Restaurant [5:56]
    6. Home Gallery [3:52]
    7. Mystery Guest [4:07]
    8. Love Is a Big Word [4:02]
    9. Flabby Euphemisms [2:28]
    10. Polymorphous Perversity [3:02]
    11. Nighttime Delivery [8:13]
    12. Caregiver [4:28]
    13. Old-World Charm [3:50]
    14. Speechless [6:21]
    15. Sick Day [2:53]
    16. Like a Lover [4:07]
    17. Counting Paperclips [6:34]
    18. Musical Vision [2:30]
    19. Furnished Bachelorette [3:23]
    20. End Credits [1:35]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Lensed on a smile and a shoeshine on 16 millimeter, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing effectively shifts from black and white to color and back again to make its artistic statement. Sheila McCarthy stars as a self-effacing amateur photographer who goes to work for yuppie art-curator Paule Baillargeon. Ms. McCarthy expresses her admiration for Ms. Baillargeon by secretly submitting the latter's paintings to some appreciative critics. Baillargeon responds by behaving atrociously towards McCarthy. This shakes up McCarthy to the point that she realizes she'll never succeed as an artist on her own terms long as she hides behind the accomplishments of others. This apparently autobiographical first film by director Patricia Rozema (we say "apparently" because Sheila McCarthy's character name is rhythmically and ethnically close to Rozema's) won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    November 25, 2003: This movie's sweetness and idealism are irresistible. While the romance(s) between the female characters are central to the plot, the movie seems to be more about artistic awakening. Sheila McCarthy's performance is funny, charming, and masterful.