The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1976 · 84 min · CS · 6.9 (37 votes)
Dir. Karel Kachyňa · Starring Miroslava Šafránková, Radovan Lukavský, Petr Svojtka, Marie Rosůlková, Milena Dvorská, Libuše Šafránková · Music Zdeněk Liška
FantasyRomance

The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land. It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance. But the memory of a foreign princess still haunts him: The one who found him on the beach where the mermaid had left him, and whom he (of course) believes to be his saviour. To resolve this mistake is too much for the mute little mermaid, and not even her father, king of all seas, can help her in the impending catastrophe.

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A hauntingly beautiful, melancholic fairy tale that explores the ache of unrequited love and the profound sadness of sacrifice. Its visual poetry and wistful tone create a deeply felt, tragic romance that lingers long after the credits roll.

melancholicwistfulromantictragicslow-burnarthouseEuropean cinemafairy tale adaptationvisual poetryunrequited lovesacrificeloss of voicelonging
fairy talebased on children's book
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