Ondine

Ondine (2009) is the story of an Irish fisherman (Colin Farrell) who catches a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a kind of water nymph (Alicja Bachleda). This is one version of the story of the European fairytale of Ondine. The Sleep of Ondine, a German story in which Ondine gives up her mortality to marry a Knight but when she begins to age, the Knight loses interest in her, sleeps with another woman, and she places a curse upon her unfaithful husband; as long as he is alive he will be able to breathe, but if he ever falls asleep he will never be able to draw a breath again. This version of the story has been made into a ballet multiple times, which I now have a huge hankering to see! On a side note, Alicja looked absolutely stunning at the Golden Globes, pictured below with Colin Farrell.

Here is the trailer! Everyone go see it! It's leading the pack at the Irish Film Awards with 8 nominations!