Paavo, a Life in Five Courses

Paavo, a Life in Five Courses (2010)

Documentary

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.

Director: Hanna Hemilä

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	Paavo Turtiainen as Self
	Pia Lindström as Self
	Isabella Rossellini as Self
	Lars Lundberg as Self
	Kalevi Turtiainen as Self
	Lars Schmidt as Self
	Barbara Georgescu as Self
	Peter A. Georgescu as Self
	Kristian Schmidt as Self
	Yanne Norup-Schmidt as Self
	Eric Bedoucha as Self
	Sandra Gallego-Perez as Self
	Jason Vail as Self
	Ben Fischer as Self
	Michael Platt as Self
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