Mississippi Mermaid

The redemptive power of love is joined with a stifled guffaw of irony.

Mississippi is a film noir shot in dazzling color, a Hitchcock movie with the soul of a Jean Renoir drama.

Try to view this tale of a siren's song as something chewier than a cover version of Hitch's greatest hits, and what's left is a facile take on l'amour fou.

Truffaut's frequently overlooked eighth feature isn't kid stuff.

It defies easy definition and blithely triumphs over what initially appears to be structural schizophrenia. It is the creation of a superior moviemaker who works eccentrically in the classical tradition.

…Truffaut’s brilliant study of self-destructive passion in Mississippi Mermaid captures the best and the worst of love in this couple caught up in continual revoltion…

The lush cinematography does a fine job of capturing the couple's beauty, while their passion is elusive.

Deneuve expertly keeps us guessing as to whether this woman truly cares for her husband or only cares in murdering him.

Mississippi Mermaid will keep you guessing about who genuinely casts the spell.