Mademoiselle Paradis
| Mademoiselle Paradis | |
|---|---|
| German | Licht |
| Directed by | Barbara Albert |
| Written by | Kathrin Resetarits Barbara Albert |
| Based on | Mesmerized (Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik) by Alissa Walser |
| Produced by | Nikolaus Geyrhalter Michael Kitzberger |
| Starring | Maria-Victoria Dragus Devid Striesow Susanne Wuest |
| Cinematography | Christine A. Maier |
| Edited by | Niki Mossböck |
| Music by | Lorenz Dangel |
Production companies | Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion LOOKSfilm |
| Distributed by | Farbfilm-Verleih Arte |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Germany |
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.