Mademoiselle Paradis (2017)
- Original title
- Licht
- Directed by
- Barbara Albert
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A blind musician and composer in 18th century Vienna undergoes a controversial treatment by a doctor to restore her sight. The treatment begins to affect her musical abilities, forcing her to choose between her art and her vision.
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What happens
Mademoiselle Paradis (German: Licht) is an Austrian-German biographical drama film, directed by Barbara Albert and released in 2017. An adaptation of Alissa Walser's historical novel Mesmerized (Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik), the film stars Maria-Victoria Dragus as Maria Theresia von Paradis, the blind Austrian musician and composer who was subjected to attempts by physician Franz Mesmer (Devid Striesow) to restore her sight but which had the perverse side effect of diminishing her musical talent. The cast also includes Lukas Miko and Katja Kolm as Paradis's parents and Susanne Wuest as Jungfer Ossine, as well as Maresi Riegner, Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Stefanie Reinsperger, Christoph Luser, Theresa Martini, Vivienne Causemann, Katharina Farnleitner, Julia Pointner, Tommy Baudis, Hermann Scheidleder, Margarete Tiesel, Lukas Watzl and Birgit Linauer in supporting roles. The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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