Klimt (2006)
Directed by Raoul Ruiz

Biography / Drama
aka: A Viennese Fantasy à la manière de Schnitzler

Film Synopsis

In Paris, 1900 the artist Gustav Klimt is feted at the Universal Exhibition whilst he is condemned as a provocateur in his native Vienna.  Ahead of his time, his paintings reflect the way he lives his life; his models are his muses, the women he worships.    In all of his work can be glimpsed the artist's passionate relationships and his endless search for perfection...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Raoul Ruiz
  • Script: Raoul Ruiz, Gilbert Adair, Herbert Vesely
  • Cinematographer: Ricardo Aronovich
  • Music: Jorge Arriagada
  • Cast: John Malkovich (Klimt), Veronica Ferres (Midi), Stephen Dillane (Secretary), Saffron Burrows (Lea de Castro), Sandra Ceccarelli (Serena Lederer), Nikolai Kinski (Egon Schiele), Aglaia Szyszkowitz (Mizzi), Joachim Bißmeier (Hugo Moritz), Ernst Stötzner (Minister Hartl), Paul Hilton (Duke Octave), Annemarie Düringer (Klimt's Mother), Irina Wanka (Berta Zuckerkandl), Florentín Groll (Messerschmidt), Miguel Herz-Kestranek (Dr. Stein), Marion Mitterhammer (Klimt's Sister), Alexander Strobele (Bahr), Georgia Reeve (Double Lea de Castro), Rainer Friedrichsen (Double Klimt), Denis Petkovic (Architect Loos), Stephan Paryla (Chamberlain)
  • Country: Austria / France / Germany / UK
  • Language: English / German / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 131 min
  • Aka: A Viennese Fantasy à la manière de Schnitzler

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