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Ondine

Ondine · dir. Neil Jordan
Ireland, USA 2009, 111’

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Ondine is a lyrical modern fairy tale that tells the story of Syracuse (Colin Farrell), an Irish fisherman whose life is transformed when he catches a beautiful and mysterious woman (Alicja Bachleda-Curuś) in his nets. She says her name is Ondine, which means ‘she came from the sea’. While Syracuse falls in love, his daughter Annie comes to believe that the woman is a Selkie, a mythical siren.

Director:Neil Jordan
Screenplay:Neil Jordan
Music:Kjartan Sveinsson
Cinematography:Christopher Doyle
Editing:Tony Lawson
Cast:Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Awards:najlepszy aktor / best actor (Irlandzka Nagroda Filmu i Telewizji / IFTA Award 2009)