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Paavo, a Life in Five Courses (2010)

A film about Ingrid Bergman's butler.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 11M

Director : Hanna Hemilä

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Paavo Turtiainen
Paavo Turtiainen
Self
Pia Lindström
Pia Lindström
Self
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Self
Lars Lundberg
Lars Lundberg
Self
Kalevi Turtiainen
Kalevi Turtiainen
Self
Lars Schmidt
Lars Schmidt
Self
Barbara Georgescu
Barbara Georgescu
Self
Peter A. Georgescu
Peter A. Georgescu
Self
Kristian Schmidt
Kristian Schmidt
Self
Yanne Norup-Schmidt
Yanne Norup-Schmidt
Self
Eric Bedoucha
Eric Bedoucha
Self
Sandra Gallego-Perez
Sandra Gallego-Perez
Self
Jason Vail
Jason Vail
Self
Ben Fischer
Ben Fischer
Self
Michael Platt
Michael Platt
Self
Albert Platt
Albert Platt
Self
Amalia Cosmetatou
Amalia Cosmetatou
Self
Loucas Tsilas
Loucas Tsilas
Yukiko Magoshi
Yukiko Magoshi
Eric Satterlee
Eric Satterlee
Sabine Yearwood
Sabine Yearwood
Brenda LaGrange Johnson
Brenda LaGrange Johnson
J Howard Johnson
J Howard Johnson
Nathalie P Comfort
Nathalie P Comfort
William T Comfort
William T Comfort
Marlene Hess
Marlene Hess
James D Zirin
James D Zirin
Nicole Limbocker
Nicole Limbocker
Derek L Limbocker
Derek L Limbocker
Elizabeth Martinez
Elizabeth Martinez
Arthur Martinez
Arthur Martinez
Sally Neff
Sally Neff
Tom Neff
Tom Neff
Rose-Lee Reinhard
Rose-Lee Reinhard
Keith Reinhard
Keith Reinhard
Didi Schafer
Didi Schafer
Oscar S. Schafer
Oscar S. Schafer
Daisy Soros
Daisy Soros
Paul Soros
Paul Soros
Missie Rennie Taylor
Missie Rennie Taylor
David H Taylor
David H Taylor

Crews

Hanna Hemilä
Hanna Hemilä
Producer
Vesa Harju
Vesa Harju
Producer
Hanna Hemilä
Hanna Hemilä
Director
Ilmo Lintonen
Ilmo Lintonen
Director of Photography
Börje Hellén
Börje Hellén
Camera Operator
Jesse Kamras
Jesse Kamras
Camera Operator
Tero Malmberg
Tero Malmberg
Sound Designer
Christian Amgwerd
Christian Amgwerd
Lighting Technician
Christian Amgwerd
Christian Amgwerd
Sound
Pentti Kakkori
Pentti Kakkori
Editor
Dani Strömbäck
Dani Strömbäck
Music
Hanna Hemilä
Hanna Hemilä
Writer

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