Paavo, a Life in Five Courses

Paavo, a Life in Five Courses

2010
1h 11min

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.

Paavo, a Life in Five Courses

Storyline

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.
    Released
    12/20/2010
    Runtime
    1h 11min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Swedish
    Production
    Handle Productions, Whooper
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
Kristian Schmidt
Self
Yanne Norup-Schmidt
Self
Eric Bedoucha
Self
Sandra Gallego-Perez
Self
Jason Vail
Jason Vail
Self
Ben Fischer
Self
Michael Platt
Self
Albert Platt
Self
Amalia Cosmetatou
Self
Loucas Tsilas
Acting
Yukiko Magoshi
Acting
Eric Satterlee
Acting
Sabine Yearwood
Acting
Brenda LaGrange Johnson
Acting
J Howard Johnson
Acting
Nathalie P Comfort
Acting
William T Comfort
Acting
Marlene Hess
Acting
James D Zirin
Acting
Nicole Limbocker
Acting
Derek L Limbocker
Acting
Elizabeth Martinez
Acting
Arthur Martinez
Acting
Sally Neff
Acting
Tom Neff
Acting
Rose-Lee Reinhard
Acting
Keith Reinhard
Acting
Didi Schafer
Acting
Oscar S. Schafer
Production
Daisy Soros
Acting
Paul Soros
Acting
Missie Rennie Taylor
Acting
David H Taylor
Acting
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