• Feature Film
  • Drama

Mademoiselle Paradis

Vienna, 1777. Maria Theresia (“Resi”) Paradis, 18 years old, is blind, and a pianist of remarkable talent. Resi lost her eyesight literally overnight when she was three. After countless failed medical experiments, her overprotective parents seek out a controversial “miracle doctor”, Franz Anton Mesmer, as their last hope for a cure. For Dr. Mesmer, the chance to successfully treat the young girl could lead to fame and fortune. Resi moves into the estate of the doctor and his wife, where in the company of other patients she tastes personal freedom for the first time. And Mesmer’s treatments seem to have almost immediate success. However, Resi soon notices that as her sight is beginning to return, her musical virtuosity is declining. She becomes aware that being part of society as a seeing person comes at too high a price if it can mean the loss of her inner world of music.

Data

Genre
Drama
Category
Feature Film
Financing
Majoritäre Koproduktion
Format
DCP, 97 Min
Release
10.11.2017
Distribution
FILMLADEN Filmverleih GmbH
Admissions
12.124
Funding Film Institute
850.000 €
Share of Austrian production costs
27 %
Share of total production costs
20 %
Television investment
650.000 €
Co-production

Looks Film (DE, 25%)

International funding

Filmförderungsanstalt, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, MEDIA, Eurimages

Funding program
ÖFI
first run on ORF2 Austrian Broadcasting Service
24.03.2019
Viewers
82.000
Film location
Austria, Germany
Shooting time
April - May 2016
Days of shooting
30
Completion
Winter 2016/2017
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria, Land Niederösterreich
Credits
Production
Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion GmbH
Producer Austria
Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Markus Glaser
Director
Barbara Albert
Script
Kathrin Resetarits, frei nach dem Roman "Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik" von Alissa Walser
DOP
Christine A. Maier
Editor
Niki Mossböck
Sound engineer
Dietmar Zuson
Sound design
Christian Conrad
Costume design
Veronika Albert
Set design
Katharina Wöppermann
Music
Lorenz Dangel
Cast
Maria Dragus (Maria Theresia "Resi" Paradis), Devid Striesow (Franz Anton Mesmer), Lukas Miko (Resis Vater), Katja Kolm (Resis Mutter), Maresi Riegner (Agi)
Production manager
Gerhard Hannak, Alexander Säidow
German Title
Licht
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen), ZDF ARTE

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