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Summary:
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 Méliès, 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?
| Production: | Austrian Film Institute |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Biography, Drama |
| Countries: | Germany, UK, France, Austria |
| Languages: | English, German, French |
| Home Release Date: | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Raoul Ruiz | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gilbert Adair | Translation: English |
| Herbert Vesely | Idea |
| Raoul Ruiz | Written By |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aglaia Szyszkowitz | Mizzi |
| Annemarie Düringer | Klimt's Mother |
| Ernst Stötzner | Minister Hartl |
| Florentín Groll | Messerschmidt |
| Irina Wanka | Berta Zuckerkandl |
| Joachim Bissmeier | Hugo Moritz |
| John Malkovich | Klimt |
| Marion Mitterhammer | Klimt's Sister |
| Miguel Herz-Kestranek | Dr. Stein |
| Nikolai Kinski | Egon Schiele |
| Paul Hilton | Duke Octave |
| Saffron Burrows | Lea De Castro |
| Sandra Ceccarelli | Serena Lederer |
| Stephen Dillane | Secretary |
| Veronica Ferres | Midi |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andreas Schmid | Producer |
| Arno Ortmair | Producer |
| Dieter Limbek | Line Producer |
| Dieter Pochlatko | Producer |
| Helene Moio Limbek | Assistant Line Producer |
| Ira Zloczower | Co-Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Producer |
| Paulo Branco | Co-Producer |
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