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My Old Lady
“He's in the will. She's in the way.”
6.2 / 10• 2014• 1h 47m•PG-13• English
RomanceComedyDrama
Storyline
Mathias Gold 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, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.
Cast & Crew
Maggie Smith
Mathilde Girard
Lead
Kevin Kline
Mathias Gold
Kristin Scott Thomas
Chloé Girard
Dominique Pinon
Monsieur Lefebvre
MB
Michael Burstin
Rabbi on Bicycle
Elie Wajeman
Man at Gate
Noémie Lvovsky
Dr. Florence Horowitz
Stéphane De Groodt
Phillippe
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Israel Horovitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Old Lady is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
