MADEMOISELLE PARADIS

LICHT

By Barbara ALBERT

ASC DISTRIBUTION - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, FRANCE, French speaking territories

Historical - Completed 2017


Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2017
Platform
San Sebastian FF 2017
Official selection
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Historical, Drama
    • Countries
    • AUSTRIA, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN, FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 97 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Barbara ALBERT
    • Writer(s)
    • Kathrin RESETARITS
    • Producer(s)
    • Michael KITZBERGER (NIKOLAUS GEYRHALTER FILMPRODUKTION GMBH), Martina HAUBRICH (LOOKS FILMPRODUKTIONEN GMBH), Gunnar DEDIO (LOOKS FILMPRODUKTIONEN GMBH), Markus GLASER (NIKOLAUS GEYRHALTER FILMPRODUKTION GMBH), Wolfgang WIDERHOFER (NIKOLAUS GEYRHALTER FILMPRODUKTION GMBH), Nikolaus GEYRHALTER (NIKOLAUS GEYRHALTER FILMPRODUKTION GMBH)
    • Synopsis
    • 18th century Vienna. The true story of Maria Theresia von Paradis, a gifted piano player and close friend of Mozart’s, who lost her eye-sight as a child. Desperate to cure their talented daughter, the Paradis entrust Maria to Dr. Mesmer, a forward-thinking-physician who gives her the care and attention that she requires. With the doctor’s innovative techniques of magnetism, Maria slowly recovers her sight. But this miracle comes at a price as the woman progressively starts to lose her gift for music. Faced with a heavy dilemma, Mademoiselle Paradis will have to choose: an ordinary life in the light or an extraordinary life in darkness, as a virtuoso.