Overview
Six decades after WWII, an elderly Jewish woman (Helen Mirren) returns to Vienna in order to reclaim family belongings that were once seized by the Nazis in this poignant drama based on a true story. Chief among those items is the Gustav Klimt painting "The Lady in Gold." With the help of her ambitious young lawyer (Ryan Reynolds), the woman takes her fight all the way from Austria to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Simon Curtis - Director
Andrew Garfield
Ryan Reynolds
Daniel Brühl
Katie Holmes
Helen Mirren
Details
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 108
- UPC: 013132630229
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: July 2015
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"Swapping her native British accent for an impeccable Austrian one, Helen Mirren brings a zesty eccentricity to the role of Maria Altmann..." - 03/31/2015 A.V. Club
"[I]t’s a fascinating story...beautifully photographed and greatly elevated by a brilliant performance from the invaluable Helen Mirren." - 03/31/2015 Chicago Sun-Times
"One of the film’s small pleasures is the sometimes contentious relationship between Randy, Reynolds’s earnest whippersnapper of an attorney, and his somewhat starchy senior-citizen client. It adds a bit of crackle to the film." - 03/31/2015 Washington Post
"Not only does it have more than enough narrative to go around. It is blessed with Helen Mirren, lusciously luminous even with aging makeup as Maria Altmann." - 04/01/2015 RogerEbert.com
"[T]he film does have an asset that can't be ignored, and that's Helen Mirren's tip-top performance as the film's costar." - 03/31/2015 Los Angeles Times
"Although Maria lives modestly, as embodied by Ms. Mirren, she is a woman of enormous cultural refinement....Assuming a clipped Viennese accent and maintaining a rigid posture, she exudes a keen-eyed patrician composure." - 03/31/2015 New York Times
"[I]t’s based on the compelling true story of Maria Altmann, a WWII refugee who fought to win back the titular Gustav Klimt portrait decades after Nazis ransacked her family’s Vienna home. Mirren is formidable as Altmann..." - 04/02/2015 Entertainment Weekly
"[Mirren's] sheer unconquerable vitality leaps off the screen. As Maria Altmann, the claimant in question, she gives a spirited turn..." - 04/06/2015 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he stirring true story is this drama’s standout feature." - 04/02/2015 Empire
"[I]t stars Helen Mirren, who really isn’t anyone’s idea of a loser....Her sheer unconquerable vitality leaps off the screen." - 04/06/2015 Total Film
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