
The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha
Seen it?2005 | 102 min | Mystery, Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Keeps you leaning forward.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
A group of young girls are brought up in a college within dark forests and gloomy lakes. Young Hidalla and her friends Irene, Vera, Blanka, Melusine and Rain are brought up in an isolated world: the girls don't know anything about live outside the college's high walls. At the age of 16, some of them start asking questions about their origins, their parents and the true purposes of the Headmistresses strict rules. When two of them disappear mysteriously, the initial fairytale atmosphere grows more and more eerie...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Irvin
- Jacqueline BissetHeadmistress
- Hannah Taylor-GordonIrene
- Natalia TenaVera
- Anna MaguireMelusine
- Mary NighyHidalla
- Anya LahiriRain
- Emily PimmBlanka
- Urbano Barberiniil principe
- Silvia De SantisGertrude
- Eva GrimaldiSimba