Paavo, a Life in Five Courses

Overview

Finnish farm boy Paavo Turtiainen is hired into the Parisian household of Swedish theatre producer Lars Schmidt and his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman. The couple “adopt” and train Paavo to navigate among the rich and famous. Later on, Paavo becomes the personal secretary for Schmidt and Bergman. His responsibilities include building up the personal archives of both Schmidt and Bergman. Ms. Bergman’s archives are now at the film archives of Wesleyan University and Schmidt’s archives are in the United States Library of Congress. After Schmidt and Bergman divorce Paavo decides to settle permanently in New York. His first clients are friends of Schmidt: celebrities and business personalities Paavo has met while working in Paris and on Dannholmen, a Swedish island owned by Schmidt. Eventually Paavo becomes an acclaimed chef and event planner for high society. Along the way, he has learned to stand on his own feet.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 20, 2010

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

English, Swedish

Countries

Finland, United States of America

Production

Handle Productions,Whooper

Cast

Paul Soros,Missie Rennie Taylor,Barbara Georgescu,Daisy Soros,Jason Vail,William T Comfort,Lars Lundberg,Amalia Cosmetatou,J Howard Johnson,Sally Neffand 31 more

Director

Hanna Hemilä

Writer

Hanna Hemilä

Producer

Vesa Harju,Hanna Hemilä

Cinematography

Ilmo Lintonen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

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