My Old Lady

My Old Lady

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

Directed by Israel Horovitz

Produced by Deux Chevaux Films, Cohen Media Group

2014107 min6.2 / 10

A romantic comedy about two strangers forced into an unlikely cohabitation in Paris, where financial obligation gradually transforms into genuine human connection.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Old Lady violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is My Old Lady one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 87% of films.

  • Is My Old Lady scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does My Old Lady end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is My Old Lady easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is My Old Lady sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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Love30

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