Friday Movie Rec: Ondine

Instead of a sunset pic, I’m featuring a super cute dog pic. I had to take Jenny’s rawhide bone away and I gave her a stuffed bear instead. She kept stealing my older dog’s bone while he was napping.

In addition to recipes, I’m going to start featuring movie and series recommendations. Every so often, I need to take a movie vacation and put in some serious couch time.  Gorging on a series also does the trick. I love scouring Netflix or the movie channels looking for something offbeat.  I found Ondine while flipping through HBO. It had already begun but the setting immediately drew me in. It’s filmed in Ireland and when I found out a Selkie was involved, I searched the whole day’s schedule until I could record it in its entirety.

First I thought it might be a little sad and depressing, but it manages to be dreary and dreamy at the same time. Also, unexpectedly uplifting. If nothing else, I thought I would watch it just for the scenery, but the story really drew me in. It makes you desperately want to believe in magic and fairy tales, and even more so, shows us why we need to. Here is a trailer. I think you can also find it on streaming Netflix.