Paavo, a Life in Five Courses
2010, Swedish. Directed by Hanna Hemilä.
A film about Ingrid Bergman's butler.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 20 December 2010
- Original title
- Paavo, fem rätter och ett liv
- Country
- Finland, United States of America
- Written by
- Hanna Hemilä
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Paavo, a Life in Five Courses runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Paavo, a Life in Five Courses isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 December 2010. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Paavo, a Life in Five Courses?
Paavo, a Life in Five Courses (2010) was directed by Hanna Hemilä and stars Paavo Turtiainen, Pia Lindström, Isabella Rossellini.