Woman in Gold is a 2015 British drama movie. The movie is based on the true story of Maria Altmann, who lived in Los Angeles.
Altmann fought the government of Austria for almost ten years to get back Gustav Klimt's iconic painting of her aunt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Altmann took her legal battle to the Supreme Court of the United States. It ruled in her favor in Republic of Austria v. Altmann (2004).
The movie was screened in the Berlinale Special Galas section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
On May 15, 2014, Tatiana Maslany was cast in a principal role as the younger version of Helen Mirren's character, appearing in the WWII flashbacks.[2] On May 29, Katie Holmes also joined the cast.[3] Elizabeth McGovern, Charles Dance and Max Irons also joined.[4] On July 9, 2014, Frances Fisher joined to play the mother of Ryan Reynolds' character.[5]
This movie was released in April 2015. It got mixed reviews. It grossed over $35 million in the box office. Rotten Tomatoes rates the movie 52%.[6] Metacritic gives the movie a 51% rating[7] That means "mixed or average" reviews. The Roger Ebert website, RogerEbert.com, gave the movie two and a half stars.[8] Rex Reed of New York Observer called Woman in Gold "an extraordinary love story turned into an exemplary motion picture about one German Jew".[9]