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The title is a reference to a line in T. S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” that reads: “I have heard the mermaids singing each to each / I do not think that they will sing to me.” It’s about an underdog, an artsy misfit with a good heart that overcomes her inferiority and beguiles the mermaids to sing to her. It’s not a perfect film but it has spunk and an indie feel – it’s also the first feature for director Patricia Rozema who also wrote the screenplay. It’s finally been released on DVD 18 years after its debut in Canada – it garnered a standing ovation at Cannes. A wonderful world to visit for 80 minutes with a great character played by the quirky and likable Sheila McCarthy!

Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle’s art gallery. Gabrielle has a romantic relationship with the painter Mary. Polly hangs a picture by Mary believing that Gabrielle made it. Source