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Klimt

Klimt

20065.12h 11m

Overview

A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late 19th and early 20th century.

Directed by Raúl Ruiz
Written by Gilbert Adair, Raúl Ruiz, Herbert Vesely
Produced by Matthew Justice, Arno Ortmair, Dieter Pochlatko
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Top Cast

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Gustav Klimt

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Midi

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

mia

Nikolai Kinski

Nikolai Kinski

Egon Schiele

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Secretary

Sandra Ceccarelli

Sandra Ceccarelli

Serena Lederer

Aglaia Szyszkowitz

Aglaia Szyszkowitz

Mizzi

Joachim Bißmeier

Joachim Bißmeier

Hugo Moritz

Ernst Stötzner

Ernst Stötzner

Minister Hartl

Paul Hilton

Paul Hilton

Duke Octave

Themes & Keywords

artistsymbolismpainterbiographyart nouveau

About Klimt

Klimt is a drama, romance film released in 2006 exploring themes of artist, symbolism, painter, biography, art nouveau. Directed by Raúl Ruiz, it stars John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Saffron Burrows. A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late 19th and early 20th century.

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