I wish someone would have left me an apartment in Paris's Marais district. A lively and vibrant area of the city with some gorgeous old architecture. I might not have been so enamoured, however, if I'd been left a ninety-two year old woman as a lodger to whom I had to pay €2,400 per month too! That's the viager. An ancient bit of common law that enables someone to effect a sort of sale and leaseback arrangement that…
My Old Lady (2014)
He's in the will. She's in the way.
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.
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Maggie Smith
Mathilde Girard
Kevin Kline
Mathias Gold
Kristin Scott Thomas
Chloé Girard
Dominique Pinon
Monsieur Lefebvre
Michael Burstin
Rabbi on Bicycle
Elie Wajeman
Man at Gate
Noémie Lvovsky
Dr. Florence Horowitz
Stéphane De Groodt
Phillippe
Stéphane Freiss
François Roy
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What is My Old Lady about?
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…
When was My Old Lady released?
My Old Lady was released in 2014.
What genres does My Old Lady belong to?
My Old Lady is categorised as Romance, Comedy, Drama.
Who stars in My Old Lady?
The cast of My Old Lady includes Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dominique Pinon, Michael Burstin.