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A LADY IN PARIS (EESTLANNA PARIISIS)
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Completed - FRENCH, ESTONIAN - Drama - 95 minutes

Log Line

Anne leaves Estonia to come to Paris and care for Frida, an elderly lady who emigrated to France long ago.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2013 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Ilmar RAAG
Writer(s) : Ilmar RAAG, Agnes FEUVRE, Lise MACHEBOEUF
Cast : Jeanne MOREAU, Laine MÄGI, Patrick PINEAU

Producer(s) : Riina SILDOS (Amrion), Milena POYLO (TS Productions), Gilles SACUTO (TS Productions)

Synopsis

Anne leaves Estonia to come to Paris and care for Frida, an elderly Estonian lady who emigrated to France long ago. Anne soon realizes that she is not wanted. All Frida wants from life is the attention of Stéphane, her younger lover from years ago. Stéphane, however, is desperate for Anne to stay and look after Frida, even against the old lady’s will.
In this conflict of strangers, Anne finds her own way…

Production

Country(ies) : ESTONIA, FRANCE, BELGIUM

ARGENTINA MIRADA DISTRIBU
AUSTRALIA RIALTO DISTRIBU
AUSTRIA May 17, 2013 FILMLADEN GMBH
BRAZIL ESFERA FILMES
CANADA FUNFILM DISTRIB
GERMANY MAXMEDIEN GMBH
GERMANY Apr 18, 2013 ARSENAL FILMVER
ITALY OFFICINE UBU
JAPAN Jul 20, 2013 CETERA INTERNAT
NORWAY AS FIDALGO FILM
NORWAY Apr 19, 2013 TOUR DE FORCE A
SPAIN Jul 24, 2015 LA AVENTURA AUD
SWITZERLAN XENIX FILMDISTR
TAIWAN JOINT ENTERTAIN

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