Yes, very. More sad than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mermaid easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Mermaid end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mermaid

Name: Mermaid
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1997
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Yevgeniya Smolyaninova

Directed by Aleksandr Petrov

Produced by Dago Productions, Shar Studio

199710 min6.9 / 10

A haunting, painterly meditation on lost love and cyclical longing, where memory and dream blur across generations in a rural monastery.

An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself.

Clusters

Love Beyond Time and Flesh Loneliness and Longing Bittersweet Doomed Romances Reflective Life Stories Rural Countryside Setting

Genres

Animation Fantasy Romance

Keywords

Obsession Mermaid Old Man Dream Sequence Paint-on-glass Short Film Rural Setting

Questions people ask

Is Mermaid sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.
Is Mermaid violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Mermaid scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Mermaid easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does Mermaid end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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