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　　影片从家喻户晓的安徒生童话中汲取灵感，以天真、勇敢兼具反叛精神的美人鱼爱丽儿（海莉·贝利 Halle Bailey 饰）为主角。渴望探索大海以外世界的她爱上了人类王子亚历克（乔纳·豪尔-金 Jonah Hauer-King 饰）。爱丽儿追随内心的声音，不惜违背传统，与邪恶的海底女巫乌苏拉（梅丽莎·麦卡西 Melissa McCarthy 饰）达成交易以换取体验人类生活的机会，却发现将自己和父亲都置于极度危险的境地……

　　Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.