Mermaids
15
Dir: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Winona Ryder, Bob Hoskins, Cher, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci
110mins
Ryder and Cher sparkle in underappreciated 1990s coming-of-age gem where the mother-daughter chemistry crackles between the two female leads in this film about growing up, no matter your age. Mom Rachel (Cher), independent and sexually liberated – qualities rarely seen in women in films set in this era – packs up their lives and relocates every time she has a breakup. By the time they arrive in Eastport, Massachusetts they’ve moved 18 times in 15 years.
How can life be normal when the entire family isn’t? Charlotte’s obsessed with religion and wants to become a nun. Kate practically lives at the school swimming pool winning prizes left right and centre and Rachel is selfish, self obsessed and hopelessly promiscious! Cue familial embarrassments, sexual awakenings, dramatic realisations and love in all its guises.
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