I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
(1987) Isn't life the strangest thing you've ever seen? | Released
Ratings
5.8
6.7
Financials
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line: Isn't life the strangest thing you've ever seen?
Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Sep 11, 1987
Rating: R
Run Time: 1h 21m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: Canada
Production Companies: Téléfilm Canada , Canada Council, The , Ontario Arts Council , The Ontario Film Development Corporation , ONF | NFB
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Synopsis
Awkward, shy and delightfully funny, Polly Vandersma is an "organizationally impaired" temporary assistant who finally gets her first permanent job at the age of 31. While she works for the curator of an art gallery, Polly narrates her own story, sharing the comical and bittersweet pretensions of the art world. At the same time, she reveals a special part of her own private world, taking the viewer to enchanted places in this quiet assault on the notion of authority everywhere.
Main Cast
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Editing | Consulting Editor |
Ronald Sanders
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| Editor |
Patricia Rozema
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| Assistant Editor |
Michael Werth
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Mark Korven
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| Vocals |
Rebecca Jenkins
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| Sound Editor |
Steve Munro
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| Assistant Sound Editor |
Alexandra Raffe
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Egidio Coccimiglio
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| Foley Recordist |
James Musselman
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| Music Coordinator |
John Switzer
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| Location Sound Recordist |
Gord Thompson
Michele Moses
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| Production | Casting |
Ross Clydesdale
Maria Armstrong
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| Producer |
Patricia Rozema
Alexandra Raffe
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| Production Manager |
Alexandra Raffe
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| Executive Producer |
Don Haig
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| Directing | Director |
Patricia Rozema
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| First Assistant Director |
John Pace
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| Second Second Assistant Director |
Tom Quinn
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| Second Assistant Director |
Arlene Hazzan Green
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| Continuity |
Louise Shekter
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| Writing | Writer |
Patricia Rozema
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Douglas Koch
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| Clapper Loader |
Gavin Coford
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| Grip |
Dennis Kane
Blake Balentine
Gregory Palermo
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| Assistant Camera |
Durwin Partridge
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| Costume & Make-Up | Wardrobe Coordinator |
Beth Pasternak
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| Makeup Artist |
Stephen Lynch
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| Hairstylist |
Stephen Lynch
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| Costume Design |
Martine Matthews
Alexandra Z.
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| Art | Art Direction |
Valanne Ridgeway
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| Props |
Peter Miskimmin
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| Assistant Art Director |
Jake Fry
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| Sculptor |
Peter Dykhuis
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| Location Scout |
Cellophane Idea
Michelle Pelchat
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| Crew | Thanks |
Michael Allder
Debbie Nightingale
Donna Wong-Juliani
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| Lighting | Gaffer |
David Owen
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| Visual Effects | Generalist |
Frank Doria
Debbie Honsberger
Wojtek Kozlinski
Jolynn Sommervill
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| Department | Role | Name |