Mississippi Mermaid
1969 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 6.6 · 77% critics
A wealthy man on a remote island falls in love through letters with a woman he has never met. When she arrives looking different from the photo he was sent, he chooses to marry her anyway, setting off a tense relationship shaped by doubt, desire, and the fear that he may not truly know who he’s with.
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Details
- Original title
- La Sirène du Mississipi
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-06-18
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (218 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like romantic thrillers where obsession and uncertainty drive the tension, with a Hitchcock-like vibe at times; Not for you if you need realistic character decisions or a brisk pace like The Bride Wore Black.
Pros: twisty romantic suspense; stylish, moody atmosphere; strong central pairing | Cons: uneven pacing; hard-to-believe choices; story logic gaps
Themes
- exotic island
- love of one's life
- marriage
- plantation
- lonely hearts ad
- femme fatale
- beautiful woman
- mail order bride
- french noir
- personal ad
- identity swap
- crime of passion
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Louis Mahé
Catherine Deneuve
as Julie Roussel
Michel Bouquet
as Comolli
Nelly Borgeaud
as Berthe
Martine Ferrière
as Landlady
Marcel Berbert
as Jardine
- YD
Yves Drouhet
as Detective
- RT
Roland Thénot
as Richard
Directed by François Truffaut