Woman In Gold
The film tells about the life of a Jewish woman survived after the Second World War and sought against the Austrian government to collect the precious paintings of artist Gustav Klimt. Would she achieve her targets and have Gustav Klimt's paintings?
29 September 1984, London, England, UK
13 July 1984, Vienna, Austria
10 October 1946, Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
10 November 1971, Mannheim, Germany
1964
18 July 1961, Evanston, Illinois, USA
8 February 1945, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 24, 2016
Mirren and Reynolds play off each other nicely.
April 27, 2016
A handsome production design and some heartfelt performances in minor roles deliver incidental pleasures but the film as a whole feels like a wasted opportunity.
April 03, 2015
Director Simon Curtis is lucky to have Helen Mirren on hand, since she can turn the film's art history speeches into something that sounds like conversation. But the screenplay doesn't do either of them any favors.
February 23, 2016
A minor entry into the canon of Harvey Weinstein auteur theory, a film that has particularly strong moments undercut by uneven character development as the story loses focus.
April 03, 2015
"Woman in Gold" may be a bit obvious, but it's still a story worth telling.
April 09, 2015
Despite a debatable focus and dubious moralizing -money plays a pivotal role in the final outcome - "The Woman in Gold" works, largely because of the odd-couple chemistry between Mirren and Reynolds.
April 02, 2015
Next to Mirren, [Reynolds is] like a dope in a museum, trying to be respectful of the genius around him but unable to sit still.
April 03, 2015
Director Simon Curtis milks the predictable drama, thrills and heartache of the Holocaust-era story, but it's a paint-by-numbers triumph, a copy of something we've seen many times before.
May 20, 2016
With Gold, Curtis does justice to a fascinating story with far-reaching political and cultural implications. He helms with a sensitive hand, while maintaining a healthy pace.
January 02, 2016
Mirren and Reynolds make for an entertaining central pairing.
April 09, 2015
Sometimes you know a movie is going to work in about the first three scenes. This one really works.
March 02, 2016
What Woman In Gold does have going for it is a strong performance from the always on point Mirren and a fascinating true story.
