Natalie Merchant: Ophelia

Natalie Merchant: Ophelia

Natalie Merchant: Ophelia

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Natalie Merchant: Ophelia

"We are not puritans in France!"

1998

0h 48m

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Overview

A conceptual short film starring Natalie Merchant as various archetypal female characters, plus a series of music videos from Merchant’s first two solo albums.

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3 members

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Natalie Merchant

Ophelia / Herself

Natalie Merchant

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Charley Riggs

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Peter Yanowitz

Himself

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