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Ondine

Year:
Duration:
111 min
Genres:
Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Awards:
6 wins & 6 nominations
Details
Country: Ireland
Release Date: 2010-03-05
Filming Locations: Bere Island, Beara, County Cork, Ireland
Earnings
Budget: $12,000,000
Opening Weekend: $27,497 (USA) (6 June 2010)
Gross: $548,934 (USA) (26 September 2010)
Cast
Actor
Character
Colin Farrell
Syracuse
Dervla Kirwan
Maura
Alison Barry
Annie
Marion O'Dwyer
Nurse - Dialysis
Tony Curran
Alex
Mary O'Shea
Fish Co Op Woman
Gemma Reeves
Draper's Shop Tracy
Stephen Rea
Priest
Norma Sheahan
Librarian
Emil Hostina
Vladic
Conor Power
Eoin
Olwyn Hanley
Katie
Brendan McCormack
Fishery Board George
Mark Doherty
Fishery Board Man II
Peter Gowen
Dr. Hannon
Helen Norton
Nurse
Don Wycherley
Kettle
Gertrude Montgomery
Ban Garda
Reese O'Shea
Paudie
Sharon Shannon
Funeral Musician
Dashiel Jordan
Kid on Bike
Ante Novakovic
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
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Trivia
The song played with the closing credits is Lisa Hannigan's "Braille". For some time the song was available for subscribers of Hannigans newsletter. An official release did not follow.
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Marion Cotillard was considered for the role of Ondine, but Alicja Bachleda was cast instead.
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Goofs
When Ondine comes up out of the water, she is soaking wet as she walks past Annie talking to her. Then suddenly, her clothing is barely damp as she continues up the stairs into the house.
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Quotes
Syracuse: How long are you staying?
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Syracuse: Once upon a time...
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Annie: What about your past lives?
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Faq
Q
Where does the title "Ondine" come from?
A
"Ondine" (sometimes "undine") is a type of water spirit from French mythology. It comes from onde, the French word for "wave".
Q
Is Ondine based on a book?
A
No. Ondine is based on a screenplay by Irish film-maker Neil Jordan.
Q
What is this movie about?
A
Irish fisherman Syracuse (Colin Farrell) catches a drowning woman (Alicja Bachleda) in his net. She has no memory of who she is, tells him to call her Ondine, and refuses to be seen by anyone other than Syracuse. He allows her to live in a vacant house left by his deceased mother, whom he describes as also being secretive and not liking people. To entertain his daughter Annie (Alison Barry), who is wheelchair-bound due to kidney failure, he makes up a story about a fisherman catching a woman in his net, but Annie begins to believe his story and thinks that Ondine may be a selkie.
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Photos from cast
Alicja Bachleda
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