Directed by:
Israel HorovitzScreenplay:
Israel HorovitzCinematography:
Michel AmathieuComposer:
Mark OrtonCast:
Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dominique Pinon, Stéphane De Groodt, Stéphane Freiss, Noémie Lvovsky, Christian Rauth, Delphine Lanson (more)VOD (1)
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New Yorker Mathias (Kevin Kline) journeys to Paris after learning that he's inherited a spacious apartment from his estranged father. Mathias hopes to simply liquidate his new property and return home, but his plan hits a snag when he discovers that the elderly Mathilde (Maggie Smith) and her daughter (Kristin Scott Thomas) are inhabiting the space and have no inclination - nor a legally enforceable reason - to leave. The apartment, he learns, is what the French call a viager, which, in accordance with centuries-old tradition, will not revert to his possession until its present occupant passes away. As he attempts to sell his contract - and even resorts to blackmail - to profit from a losing deal, Mathias comes to learn more about Mathilde, and his father, than he'd ever intended. (Cinemax)
(more)Cast
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
Kevin Kline
USA
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) (theatrical recording)
Chaplin (1992)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Kristin Scott Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Bitter Moon (1992)
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
The English Patient (1996)
Dominique Pinon
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Amélie (2001)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
Stéphane De Groodt
Belgium
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
Nothing to Hide (2018)
Corporate (2017)
Stéphane Freiss
France
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Vagabond (1985)
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
Noémie Lvovsky
France
Christian Rauth
France
Best movies:
Unpredictable Nature of the River (1996)
Série noire (1984) (series)
My Old Lady (2014)
Delphine Lanson
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (2002)
My Old Lady (2014)
Jocelyne Vignon
Best movies:
Floride (2015)
Le Meilleur reste à venir (2019)
My Old Lady (2014)