Woman in Gold (2015)

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

Director:

Simon Curtis

Writers:

Alexi Kaye Campbell, E. Randol Schoenberg (life story)

Stars:

Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Helen Mirren	...	Maria Altmann
Ryan Reynolds	...	Randy Schoenberg
Daniel Brühl	...	Hubertus Czernin
Katie Holmes	...	Pam Schoenberg
Tatiana Maslany	...	Young Maria Altmann
Max Irons	...	Fritz Altmann
Charles Dance	...	Sherman
Antje Traue	...	Adele Bloch-Bauer
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Judge Florence Cooper
Jonathan Pryce	...	Chief Justice Rehnquist
Frances Fisher	...	Barbara Schoenberg
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Gustav Klimt
Tom Schilling	...	Heinrich
Allan Corduner	...	Gustav Bloch-Bauer
Henry Goodman	...	Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer

Storyline

Maria Altmann (Dame Helen Mirren) sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.

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Plot Keywords:

justice | austrian history | holocaust | art museum | looting | 

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Taglines:

Justice is priceless

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and brief strong language.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

UK

Language:

English German Hebrew

Release Date:

10 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Woman in Gold

Filming Locations:

Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,091,551, 5 April 2015

Gross USA:

$33,307,793

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$61,619,773

Company Credits

Production Co:

Origin Pictures, BBC Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aunt Adele's diamond necklace, which passed on to Maria Altmann upon her marriage, reportedly ended up decorating the neck of top Nazi Hermann Göring's wife.

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Goofs

Street signs are visible in some of the scenes set in Vienna in the late 1930s, but they are the post-war (blue with white font) signs, mostly long and rectangular; the pre-war signs have a white background with black font and are almost square-shaped.

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Quotes

Maria Altmann: If I'm going back, I might as well do it in style.

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Connections

Featured in Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter: Actresses (2016)

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Soundtracks

Persuasion Theme
Written by Martin Phipps
Published by BDi Music Limited

User Reviews

Well done and entertaining on a serious subject

just saw WOMAN IN GOLD and i must be of an entirely different demographic than some other reviewers, but i enjoyed it mightily. The audience obviously did also, as there was laughter and applause at various spots. The acting is wonderful and the story quite straightforward but done with both heart and a sense of humor. there is excellent use of flashback and lovely shots of Vienna. Angelenos will get a kick out of some of the recognizable LA landmarks. I have no idea of what the requested ten lines means, whether it is sentences or actual lines. It's a lovely movie. Not sophisticated but informative, entertaining and thought provoking with excellent acting from both the principals and supporting actors.