Released Date:
2006-03-03
Languages:
English, German, French
Countries:
Austria, France, Germany, UK
Runtime:
131 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.1 (2212 Reviews)
Director:
Raoul RuizRaoul Ruiz
Gilbert Adair (translation: English)
Herbert Vesely (idea)
A character study and a meditation on art in a time of opulence and syphilis. Gustave Klimt (1862-1918) lies in hospital, dying. In reveries, he recalls the early 1900s: it's fin de siècle Vienna. At the World Exposition in Paris, Klimt meets Georges Mèliès, who does a moving picture for him, and Klimt falls under the spell of a woman who may be Lea de Castro. We see Klimt in his studio; we meet his mother and sister, who suffer from mental illness. We watch Klimt the libertine. On his deathbed and as a younger man, he imagines things as well: encounters with ministers and waiters and with women who are willing participants in his pleasures. Is this the source of art?
Released Date:
2013-09-05
Languages:
German
Countries:
Germany, France
Runtime:
97 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.9 (447 Reviews)
Director:
David DietlGenres:
ComedyDavid Dietl (screenplay)
Henner Schulte-Holtey (contributor)
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