Fresh
Mississippi is a film noir shot in dazzling color, a Hitchcock movie with the soul of a Jean Renoir drama.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Mississippi Mermaid
The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special.
1969 · 2h 3m · R
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
François Truffaut
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Mississippi Mermaid
Overview
A tobacco planter on Réunion island in the Indian Ocean becomes engaged through correspondence to a French woman he does not know. The woman that arrives does not look like the picture he received, but he marries her anyway.
Director and cast
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83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh
Truffaut's frequently overlooked eighth feature isn't kid stuff.
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
Fresh
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.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
One of the director's weakest films.
Amy Taubin, Village Voice
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