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Paavo, a Life in Five Courses (2010)

★ 0.0/10 71 min Documentary Finland, United States Swedish
Director: Hanna Hemilä
Streaming: Not available
A film about Ingrid Bergman's butler.

Description

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.

Top Cast

Paavo Turtiainen Self
Pia Lindström
Pia Lindström Self
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini Self
Lars Lundberg Self
Kalevi Turtiainen Self
Lars Schmidt
Lars Schmidt Self
Barbara Georgescu Self
Peter A. Georgescu Self

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