Mademoiselle Paradis is an Austrian-German biographical drama film, directed by Barbara Albert and released in 2017. An adaptation of Alissa Walser's historical novel Mesmerized , the film stars Maria-Victoria Dragus as Maria Theresia von Paradis, the blind Austrian musician and composer who was subjected to attempts by physician Franz Mesmer to restore her sight but which had the perverse side effect of diminishing her musical talent.