This film set a standard for itself no other could compare too. Unique and pleasantly awkward for most of it, there's a lot of depth behind the main character you empathize with.
I didn't like the ending. But that didn't keep it from being any less interesting.
It's like a Russi...( read more)
Anastasiya Dontsova, Irina Skrinichenko, Mariya Shalayeva
A fairy tale about a young girl who emerges from the sea to affect everyone she meets in quaint but helpful ways during her brief sojourn among dispirited humans.
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November 24, 2009
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November 17, 2009

Oh my goodness. I can't believe what I just watched. I don't think any other foreign film touched my heart the way this one did. I don't even know where to begin. First of all, the main character, Alice, was wonderful. She's magical,...( read more) -
March 31, 2009
(what an ending!) this movie, this movie <3 i really felt something, while watching it. i kept repeating to myself: please please just comb your hair a little or something :) ahah. and his goldfish, so FAT <3 and that girl's nails, and everything else - and moscow (oh, how much i...( read more)
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July 14, 2008
In one word: cute! I love this kind of movies - simple but dreamy and heartwarming. It lives from it's charming and unique characters and moments of lightness.
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July 14, 2008
A very quirky little story about a incredibly charming yet odd and naive girl named Alisa. The grotesque characters were a delight and so is the visual style of this movie. Again, I find it to be a bit slow at times (I often do, impatient me :)).
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