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

 La Sirène

Other titles : La Sirène de la mer, L'Ondine
 
Directed by : Anna MELIKIAN (Анна МЕЛИКЯН)
Writing credits : Anna MELIKIAN (Анна МЕЛИКЯН)
 
Cast
Nastia DONTSOVA (Настя ДОНЦОВА) ...Alissa, enfant
Igor SAVOCHKIN (Игорь САВОЧКИН)
Mariya SHALAYEVA (Мария ШАЛАЕВА)
Mariya SOKOVA (Мария СОКОВА)
Yevgeni TSYGANOV (Евгений ЦЫГАНОВ)
 
Cinematography : Oleg KERICHENKO (Олег КИРИЧЕНКО)
Production design : Ulyana RYABOVA (Ульяна РЯБОВА)
Music : Igor VDOVIN (Игорь ВДОВИН)
Produced by : Ruben DISHDISHIAN (Рубен ДИШДИШЯН)
Companies : Central Partnership, Studios Magnum
Film revenue in Russia : 1.368 million dollars
Release Date in Russia : 21/06/2007
 
format : 35 mm
Sites : Allociné, IMDb, Kinopoisk

Awards :
First prize Yerevan International Film Festival "Golden Apricot", Yerevan (Armenia), 2008
First prize Sofia International Film Festival, Sofia (Bulgaria), 2008
FIPRESCI Prize, Panorama, Berlin International Film Festival : Berlinale, Berlin (Germany), 2008
Audience Award Days of Russian cinema in Limoges, Limoges (France), 2008
Best actress Mariya SHALAYEVA , Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2007
Best actress Mariya SHALAYEVA , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2007

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
 

commentaries
RUSSIA BEYOND Les cinq meilleurs films russes à regarder sur Netflix [Dans quels pays?], Alexandre NETCHAÏEV, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2020
The Most Significant Russian Films of the Last Decade [2005-2016], Academic Studies Press, 2019
“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

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Russian or Soviet films awarded at Berlin, Cannes or Venice, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Russian Film Festival For Another Russia, Paris (France), 2018
- Soirées du cinéma russe de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (France), 2017
- Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Zlin (Czech Republic), 2013
- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2012
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", 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’ 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
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", 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
- Seattle International Film Festival : SIFF, Seattle (USA), 2008
- Sundance Film Festival, Park City (USA), 2008
- Denver International Film Festival - Starz, Denver (USA), 2008
- Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago (USA), 2008
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", Moscow (Russia), 2007
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival (formerly ''A Window to Europe''), Vyborg (Russia), 2007
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2007
- Award "White Elephant", 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

Images
 

Mermaid by Anna Melikyan (with english subtitles) 2007 from Anna Melikyan on Vimeo.



"РУСАЛКА". Фильм о фильме (2007) from Anna Melikyan on Vimeo.


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