Klimt

A FILM BY Raoul Ruiz

An easy-viewing intro to a racy episode in art history.
- Bill Stamets, CHICAGO SUNTIMES
Saffron Burrows is a stand-out.
- Anna Smith, BBC
... magical...
- Jay Weissberg, VARIETY
[A] joy to behold.
- Mark Harris, GEORGIA STRAIGHT
Quatre étoiles.
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Avec "Klimt", Raoul Ruiz nous livre un film d une beauté plastique suffocante, une rêverie qui nous fait pénétrer dans le mental même de l artiste.
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L une des plus belles oeuvres de Raoul Ruiz!
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Synopsis

The lavishly erotic paintings of Gustav Klimt were the subject of great controversy and scandal in Austria at the turn of the 20th century. Amidst the opulence and decadence of Vienna, Klimt depicts the most productive, and tumultuous, period of the artist's life. From his passionate, hedonistic affair with the notorious French dancer Lea de Castro, to his battle with an oppressive government for control of his work, Klimt, as performed by John Malkovich and directed by award-winning filmmaker Raul Ruiz, is a feverish and sensual homage to a man who insisted on living his life as he painted it.

Theatrical Release Date

Original Languages: English/German/French
Genre: Drama, World Cinema
Running Time: 97 min.
Year: 2006

Credits

CAST
John Malkovich
Saffron Burrows
Veronica Ferres
DIRECTED BY
Raoul Ruiz

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