Anna MELIKIAN Анна МЕЛИКЯН Anna MELIKIAN   Russia, 2007, 112 mn  Colour, fiction

Mermaid ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Русалка    La Sirène  Rusalka

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Plot synopsis

Drama.
She was called Alisa and lived by the sea. Her life differed in no way from that of others. She dreamt about ballet, sang in a childrenís choir and went to a school for fools. At the age of six she ceased to speak. At the age of 17 she moved to Moscow. At the age of 18 she met HimÖ and disappearedÖ Such things frequently happens in a megapolis.
Source : www.kinotavr.ru

 

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Commentaries and bibliography

“I am Empty Space :” A Mermaid in Hyperreal Moscow, Mihaela MIHAILOVA, kinokultura.com, 2011

Anna Melikian : Mermaid (Rusalka, 2007), Chip CRANE, kinokultura.com, 2008

 

This film by Azerbaijani director Anna Melikian is a modern fairy tale in which age-old myths and youthful imagination are merged in a surreal urban romance. The dream-like storyline is mirrored by the visual approach Anna Melikian has chosen to recount the adventures of a ‘mermaid’ who finds herself washed up inland.
Source : www.berlinale.de

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Selected in the following festivals :

- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2012

- Festival Russian kino 'Moscow Premier Screenings', Moscow (Russia), 2012

- Russische Filmwoche in Berlin, Berlin (Germany), 2011

- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2011

- Moscow, St-Petersburg : two faces of Russia, Paris (France), 2010

- Film Festival ’Romantic days, Russian days’ in Cabourg, Cabourg (France), 2010

- The Dublin International Film Festival, Dublin (Ireland), 2010

- Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki (Finland), 2009

- Tromso International Film Festival : TIFF, Tromso (Norway), 2009

- Monaco Charity Film Festival, Monaco (Principality of Monaco), 2009

- Festival Russian kino 'Moscow Premier Screenings', Moscow (Russia), 2009

- Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, Minneapolis (USA), 2009

- Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs (USA), 2009

- Yerevan International Film Festival "Golden Apricot", Yerevan (Armenia), 2008

- Sofia International Film Festival, Sofia (Bulgaria), 2008

- World Film Festival, Montreal (Canada), 2008

- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), 2008

- Days of Russian cinema in Limoges, Limoges (France), 2008

- Europe around Europe, Paris (France), 2008

- Berlin International Film Festival : Berlinale, Berlin (Germany), 2008

- International Film Festival of Kerala : IFFK, Kerala (India), 2008

- International Film Festival of India : IFFI, Goa (India), 2008

- Haifa International Film Festival, Haifa (Israel), 2008

- International Film Festival "Festroia", Setubal (Portugal), 2008

- International Human Rights Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2008

- International Film Festival Tarkovski, Ivanovo (Russia), 2008

- International Film Festival Bratislava, Brastislava (Slovakia), 2008

- Stockholm International Film Festival, Stockholm (Sweden), 2008

- Cap Ciné Fribourg - 100 years of Russian cinema, Fribourg (Switzerland), 2008

- Istanbul International Film Festival, Istanbul (Turkey), 2008

- Middle East International Film Festival : MEIFF, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 2008

- Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds (United Kingdom), 2008

- Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago (USA), 2008

- Seattle International Film Festival : SIFF, Seattle (USA), 2008

- Sundance Film Festival, Park City (USA), 2008

- Denver International Film Festival - Starz, Denver (USA), 2008

- Festival Russian kino 'Moscow Premier Screenings', Moscow (Russia), 2007

- Window to Europe Film Festival, Vyborg, Vyborg (Russia), 2007

- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2007

- Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2007

- Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2007

- Kyiv International Film Festival 'Molodist', Kiev (Ukraine), 2007

- Russian Film Festival, London (United Kingdom), 2007

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