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The only way for Ondine to obtain one, is to marry a human, which would then shorten her life, but she would gain a human soul. Ondine falls in love with a human, and becomes human to be with him. If Ondine’s husband was to be unfaithful to her, he will die.
Ondine is a 2009 Irish romantic drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda. The film was shot on location in Castletownbere, and it touches upon the possible existence of the mythological selkie bringing hope and love to humanity.
And even though Ondine is just an ordinary woman, in the end, her life does play out in accordance to selkie mythology; she gets married to a fisherman so she could stay on the island (read: she gets married to Syracuse, an Irish national, so she could stay in Ireland and not be deported to Romania).
Ondine: Directed by Neil Jordan. With Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Alison Barry. An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
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- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Neil Jordan
- 2010-03-05
Jun 22, 2010 · Originating in Northern Europe, an Undine is a water nymph who can entrance the seas with her voice. She gains a soul by marrying a man and having his child. In the film, Ondine’s songs entrance the fish to fall into the nets of Syracuse and Syracuse to fall into the net of Ondine.
ONDINE is a lyrical modern fairy tale that tells the story of Syracuse (Colin Farrell), an Irish fisherman whose life is transformed when he catches a beautiful and mysterious woman (Alicja Bachleda) in his nets.
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One day, he finds a nearly-drowned young woman in his net; she calls herself Ondine and wants no one to see her. He puts her up in an isolated cottage that was his mother's. Annie discovers Ondine's presence and believes she is a selkie, a seal that turns human while on land.
