The Little Mermaid (1976)

Original title

Malá mořská víla

Directed by

Karel Kachyňa

Genre

drama film, cinematic fairy tale

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

6

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A sea nymph falls in love with a human prince and trades her voice to a sea witch for legs. She endures great pain to be with him, but he does not understand who she really is.

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What happens

The Little Mermaid (Czech: Malá mořská víla) is a 1976 Czechoslovak fantasy film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on the 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film won the Main Prize at 1977 Gijón International Film Festival. The plot follows Andersen's story faithfully, with the primary difference being that mermaids are not portrayed with fish tails instead of legs, but as sea nymphs who appear to have strong disdain for humanity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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