Klimt
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?
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Biography, Drama
2006
131 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Klimt
- Duration : 131 min
- Languages : English, German, French
- Writers : Raoul Ruiz, Gilbert Adair (translation: English), Herbert Vesely (idea)
- Directors : Raoul Ruiz min
- Imdb : 5.1 (2212 votes)
- Tomatoes : 2.7 (3703 votes)
- Actors : John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Stephen Dillane, Saffron Burrows
Movie Storyline
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?