The Little Mermaid (1976)
- 1976
- ·84 min
The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him.
To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land.
It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance.
But the memory of a foreign princess still haunts him: The one who found him on the beach where the mermaid had left him, and whom he (of course) believes to be his saviour.
To resolve this mistake is too much for the mute little mermaid, and not even her father, king of all seas, can help her in the impending catastrophe.
- Actors
- Libuše Šafránková·Miroslava Safránková·Petr Svojtka·Radovan Lukavský
- Directed by
- Karel Kachyna
- Genre
- Family·Drama·Romance
- Language
- Czech
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Director
- Karel Kachyna
Sweet, straightforward Disney concoction set under the sea about a lovely and rebellious young mermaid named Ariel who, though forbidden by her father (a strict ruler who despises humans), is fascinated by life on the surface and falls for a human prince. This leads her to make a dicey bargain with Ursula, a bitter sea witch whose machinations could jeopardize Ariel's very existence.
When I first saw this film as a little kid, I wasn't really all that interested. I just thought that it was another stupid princess love story, which I hated.
I fondly remember watching this film as a child alongside other Disney Classics such as 'Peter Pan' and 'Cinderella' and it is still one of my favourites to this day. I will also give it some credit for the first Disney film I remember seeing.
