UK Premiere
Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing [18]
Monday 30th October
8.30pm
FACT
PARTNER: Outsiders
Director Linda Thornburg, 126 mins, USA 2005.
Starring Lucy Brightman, Harley Kaplan, Patrick Richwood.
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Lesbian Buddhist Linda Thornburg met the great May Sarton in 1983 and within
days had persuaded her to part with the rights to her ground-breaking autobiographical
novel, Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing (1964). 22 years later, after
a few false starts (Glenda Jackson was signed to play the lead before she decided
to become an MP), here it is - flashing back through the decades in search of
the lovers, and especially the muse, who inspired a now-elderly lesbian poet,
Hilary Stevens. It's a film of beauty - and we're very proud to be presenting
the UK Premiere.
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