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Biopic about blind Viennese pianist Maria Theresia Paradis (1759-1824), based on the novel "Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik" by Alissa Walser. In the year 1777, 18-year-old Maria Theresia, called "Resi", is a gifted pianist and admired by Vienna's aristocracy. At age three, Resi lost her eyesight, and her overprotective parents try everything to make her see again. Thus, they submit her to the care of controversial physician and miracle worker Franz Anton Mesmer. At Mesmer's home, where she boards with the other patients and maid Agnes, Resi experiences a kind of liberty she never knew in her parent's care. Eventually, Mesmer's therapy bears results: Gradually, Resi begins to see again. Yet the success comes at a price, as the alarmed physicians of Vienna start to badmouth Mesmer, whom they see as a charlatan. Meanwhile, Resi shockingly notices that her musical talent seems to disappear with her returning ability to see.