# Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

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**Original title**: *La Sirène du Mississipi*
**Runtime**: 123 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama, Crime, Thriller
**Directed by**: François Truffaut
**Starring**: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Bouquet, Nelly Borgeaud, Martine Ferrière, Marcel Berbert

> *The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Réunion island summer air thick with tobacco scent a lone letter. 
A mismatched bride arrives at his plantation. 
Truffaut helms a nuanced romance.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, paranoid, tender

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