| Description |
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie Macdonald. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Douglas Koch; music, Mark Korven; editor, Patricia Rozema. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for brief strong language. |
| Summary |
Polly Vandersma is an "organizationally impaired" temporary assistant who finally gets her first pemanent 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Theatrical trailer; biographies; photo gallery; director's commentary. |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Art museums -- Drama.
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Temporary employees -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
McCarthy, Sheila.
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Baillargeon, Paule, 1945-
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Rozema, Patricia.
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Miramax Films.
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Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Telefilm Canada.
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Ontario Film Development Corporation.
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National Film Board of Canada.
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| Added Title |
I have heard the mermaids singing |
| ISBN |
078884976X |
| Standard No. |
786936230130 |
| Music No. |
32835 Miramax Home Entertainment |
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