My Old Lady
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My Old Lady

He's in the will. She's in the way.

6.2 / 10 2014 1h 47mPG-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

Maggie Smith

Mathilde Girard

Lead
Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Mathias Gold

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Chloé Girard

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Monsieur Lefebvre

MB

Michael Burstin

Rabbi on Bicycle

Elie Wajeman

Elie Wajeman

Man at Gate

Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

Dr. Florence Horowitz

Stéphane De Groodt

Stéphane De Groodt

Phillippe

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Israel Horovitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. My Old Lady is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker