The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha

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The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha
A promotional poster using the film's Italian title
Directed by	John Irvin
Produced by	Ida Di Benedetto
Written by	James Carrington, Sadie Jones
Starring	Jacqueline Bisset, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Mary Nighy, Natalia Tena
Music by	Paul Grabowsky
Cinematography	Fabio Zamarion
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	102 min.
Country	Italy / UK / Czech Republic
Language	English
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The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha is a 2005 film directed by John Irvin. The film, starring Jacqueline Bisset, Hannah Taylor-Gordon and Mary Nighy, is based on Mine-Haha or Physical Education of Young Girls by the German playwright Frank Wedekind. It made its premiere at the 2005 Venice Film Festival.

[edit] Plot Summary

Thuringia, Germany, in the early 20th century. 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 life 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. Will the inspector from the nearby city discover the real purpose of the college? Will Hidalla be successful in her revolt against the destiny assigned to her by the Headmistress? This is a forbidden love story, between two of the six girls.