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Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

Drama Crime Romance Thriller

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

Release Date: 1969, June 18
Directors: François Truffaut
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Produzioni Associate Delphos, Les Films du Carrosse, Les Productions Artistes Associés
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Bouquet, Martine Ferrière, Nelly Borgeaud, Yves Drouhet

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.

Keywords:

femme fatale marriage exotic island love of one's life plantation identity swap beautiful woman fugitive lovers french noir plantation owner personal ad crime of passion on the lam hitchcockian lonely hearts ad mail order bride con artist woman correspondences bank account drained tobacco plantation