Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline Set for Film Adaptation of Israel Horovitz's My Old Lady

PLAYBILL
By Michael Gioia
09 Sep 2013

Kristin Scott Thomas, who was seen on Broadway in The Seagull, will join Tony winners Maggie Smith (Lettice and Lovage) and Kevin Kline (The Pirates of Penzance) in a film adaptation of the Israel Horovitz play My Old Lady, according to Deadline.com.

Playwright Horovitz (The Indian Wants the Bronx) will adapt and direct the upcoming film, which is based on his Off-Broadway play of the same name and will shoot in Paris this month.

My Old Lady, which follows Kline's character as he travels to Paris to sell a huge apartment his father left him, was seen at the Promenade Theatre in fall 2002. Also cast in the film is Dominique Pinon.

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Maggie Smith to Star in Israel Horovitz's 'My Old Lady' 7:22 AM PDT 5/7/2013 by Stuart Kemp (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

LONDON – Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey fame has joined Kevin Kline, Jane Birkin and Dominique Pinon in the cast for Israel Horovitz's My Old Lady.

The Paris-based dramatic comedy marks the feature film directorial debut for playwright and screenwriter Horovitz, who adapted his award-winning stage play for the screen.

It's the story of a down-and-out New Yorker who travels to Paris to liquidate a huge, valuable apartment he has inherited from his estranged father. He discovers a refined old lady living in the apartment with her daughter and learns that she and his father were lovers for more than 50 years.

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