Mademoiselle Paradis

A pleasant experience at #DasFilmFest. This is an adaptation of the novel "Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik." However, the case of von Paradis and Mesmer has been dealt with by more authors, among the classics for example Zweig in "Mental Healers." Barbara Albert's film follows the formative years of Mozart's blind contemporary, Maria Theresia von Paradis, who, thanks to Mesmer's treatment, begins to see again. An intimate glimpse into the world of an abandoned individual in a society full of interest in superficial attractions, gossip, and sensationalism, from a time when science had to come to terms with charlatanism. (22/10/2018)