Woman in gold (2015)

	Also Known As: Die Frau in Gold
	Year of first release: 2015
	Director: Simon Curtis
	Actors: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl
	Country: USA, GB
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 18.05.2015, Schauburg, OV Sneak Preview
Synopsis: Maria Altmann (Mirren) hears about the restitution laws in Austria and sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt Adele plundered by the Nazis during World War II. Being octogenarian she gets the help of the young attorney Randol Schoenberg (Reynolds) who had also family in Vienna before WW2.
Review: The story as such is great. And even if I did not like Helen Mirren in her role of the Queen, she is usually a good actress. And a story related to a painting could be only great. The acting of Reynolds and other side actors has no credibility. Helen Mirren and Tatiana Maslany transmit much more emotions whereas Mirren's role is more difficult to show the feelings of remembrance. Tom Shilling appreciated already in Oh Boy and The Baader Meinhof Komplex is excellent in his small role.  The sequences in which we see Adele, the woman in gold in the painting of Klimt, are directed sensefully such as the scenes in which Helen Mirren is confronted with her past. Even if the viewer gets this way under the skin of Maria Altmann, all the Austrian are shown as Nazis, as Maria Altmann says. So that although Hubertus Czernin played by Daniel Brühl helped her, for Maria and for the viewer this summary remains at the end. Because the movie is directed that way. This is for me a pity.
Rating: 4 /10