
18th century Vienna. Maria Theresia von Paradis, a gifted piano player and close friend of Mozart's, lost her eye-sight as a child. Desperate to cure their talented daughter, the Paradis entrust Maria to Dr. Mesmer, a forward-thinking-physician who gives her the care and attention that she requires. With the doctor's innovative techniques of magnetism, Maria slowly recovers her sight. But this miracle comes at a price as the woman progressively starts to lose her gift for mus... (Full plot summary below)
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18th century Vienna. Maria Theresia von Paradis, a gifted piano player and close friend of Mozart's, lost her eye-sight as a child. Desperate to cure their talented daughter, the Paradis entrust Maria to Dr. Mesmer, a forward-thinking-physician who gives her the care and attention that she requires. With the doctor's innovative techniques of magnetism, Maria slowly recovers her sight. But this miracle comes at a price as the woman progressively starts to lose her gift for music.
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| The PlaylistChristopher Schobert"Mademoiselle Paradis" is the fifth film from director Barbara Albert, and for both she and star Maria Dragus, it is a stunning success. |
| Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijAn inquisitive, curious and gorgeously accoutered period piece about science, the senses and the position of women in Mozart-era Austria. |
| Film ExperienceNathaniel RogersAt 97 minutes the movie is a brisk eccentric historical curio (based on a true story!). But oh how it lingers. |
| Cinema ScopeMichael SicinskiBarbara Albert's Mademoiselle Paradis is a subtle and intelligent film about the historical crisis of female subjectivity and the various men who attempt to control that emerging identity. |
| The Film StageJared MobarakAlbert places a cruel world onscreen despite its opulent finery. All this pettiness and vindictiveness occurs before [Resi's] eyes yet she sees nothing. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeThe engrossing result feels entirely modern, despite more spectacular, candy-colored ruffles than you can shake a bustle at. |
| FF2 MediaPamela PowellDragus' performance is exquisite as she embodies the blind musician, creating a thought-provoking situation of the price we place on our senses and abilities. |