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My Old Lady

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Synopsis

Down-and-out New Yorker Mathias inherits an apartment in Paris from his estranged father, and is stunned to find a refined old lady, Mathilde living there with her very protective daughter. He learns that under French law, he will not actually gain possession of the apartment until Mathilde dies. While desperately trying to sell his contract for the apartment, Mathias discovers that Mathilde and his father were lovers for more than 50 years.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Director
Israel Horovitz
Producer
Rachael Horovitz, Gary Foster, Nitsa Benchetrit, David Barrot
Executive Producer
Charles Cohen, Daniel Batsek, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer
Editor
Jacob Craycroft
Screenwriter
Israel Horovitz
Director of Photography
Michel Amathieu
Production Designer
Pierre-François Limbosch
Music
Mark Orton
Principal Cast
Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dominique Pinon

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 24th July 2014

Production Company

BBC Films
Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
Tel: +44 (0)20 3614 4445
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/

Cohen Media Group
Deux Chevaux Films
FullDawa Films (Production Services)
Krasnoff / Foster Entertainment
Le Premier Productions
Specialty Films (II)

Sales
Company

Protagonist Pictures
42 - 48 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7NB
Tel: + 44 20 7734 9000
http://www.protagonistpictures.com
info@protagonistpictures.com