My Old Lady
People who complain about the absence of genuine adult drama from cinema screens have an opportunity to put their monies where there mouths are here.
My Old Lady
Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager - an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale - and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith), who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé (Kristin Scott Thomas) for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.
Genre
Comedy,
Drama
Runtime
106
Language
English
Director
Israel Horovitz
Cast
Kevin Kline,
Kristin Scott Thomas,
Maggie Smith
FEATURED REVIEW
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Seventy-five isn't too old to make a filmmaking debut, judging from My Old Lady, the first feature by veteran playwright Israel Horovitz. Having written the occasional screenplay over his long career (1982's Author! Author!) and fathered a handful of creatives including Adam Horovitz of the Beastie ...
Played at
Town Center 5 9.19.14 - 10.16.14
Playhouse 7 9.19.14 - 10.23.14
Claremont 5 9.26.14 - 10.02.14
Lumiere Music Hall 10.10.14 - 10.16.14
Royal 10.17.14 - 10.23.14
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