My Old Lady

2014
12A
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

10K

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Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Maggie Smith in My Old Lady (2014)

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Comedy Drama Romance

An American inherits an apartment in Paris that comes with an unexpected resident.An American inherits an apartment in Paris that comes with an unexpected resident.An American inherits an apartment in Paris that comes with an unexpected resident.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Trivia
This movie was Playwright and Screenwriter Israel Horovitz's directorial debut, at the age of seventy-four.

Goofs
Lefebvre says he bought his boat with a viager and that he was lucky because the owner died six days later. Under French law the seller must live for at least 20 days after the contracts are signed.

Quotes
Mathias Gold: Is that why he shot and stuffed all those animals,so he wouldn't have to shoot and stuff your mother?
Chloé Girard: Or your father.

Crazy credits
Midway through the credits, Mathias reveals his final decision on what he will do with the apartment and why. Additionally, after the end credits Mathias asks LeFebvre where he learned to speak English.

Connections
Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 19 November 2014 (2014)

Soundtracks
(It's Not Exactly a Sonata) For Renata
Written by Paul Mehling
Performed by Paul Mehling - solo guitar
Courtesy of HCSF Records

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Delightful surprise

Went to see this today based on the trailer, from which I thought it was a comedy. It is funny, but also serious and engaging. Liked it much more than I thought I would and would definitely recommend it. At the end I realized that I would want to watch it again to see the themes of relationship as I then understood them with hindsight. The three principal actors are all excellent in their roles and in their relationships with each other. It felt honest and not pretentious or 'preachy', but definitely deep and engaging.

No one ends up the hero in this film, but that is often how real life often turns out.