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CHARLES COLEMAN
Film Programmer for Facets Cinémathèque

Read his feature in the Chicago Reader

July-August 2010

The Facets Cinémathèque is located at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. For more information on films playing in the Cinémathèque, please call 773-281-4114. To order advance tickets online, visit the TicketWeb website by clicking here.


Chicago Theatrical
Return Engagement

ONDINE

Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a moody Irish fisherman as well as a recovering alcoholic. One day, while trawling his ordinary route off the coast of southern Ireland, he pulls in the biggest catch of his life -- a beautiful young woman. He is astonished that she is alive and finds himself mesmerized by this woman of the sea who calls herself Ondine. This magical encounter sets off a miraculous chain of events loaded with romance and bewilderment. Entirely thanks to the encouragement of his ailing but precocious young daughter, Annie, he slowly comes to believe in the mystery surrounding his new catch, aptly named after the water nymph of German folklore, while falling deeply in love with her. However, just as we think that this fairytale might go on forever, the real world intercedes and after a terrible car crash, a violent figure from Ondine's past returns, placing the happiness of this new family in serious jeopardy.

Played with remarkable conviction by Colin Farrell, this tale of Syracuse and his mermaid love come to life in a web of fantasy that only Neil Jordan and the distinctive cinematography of Christopher Doyle can deliver. Fusing whimsy with the harsh realities of a broken, working-class family in a small Irish fishing village, Ondine is an ethereal treat that transports you across the ocean and into another world. Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Michael Collins) directs this enchanting Irish drama that is a touching tale of love, redemption, and healing.

Directed by Neil Jordan, Ireland/U.S.A., 2009, 35mm, 103 mins.





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