Woman in Gold 12A

The saddest of stories sometimes make the most powerful of films. Set in a stream of flashbacks, this film follows the real life story of Maria Helen Mirren across the horrors of Nazi persecution, and the theft of her belongings, her home, her community, and, eventually, her life.

But now, many years later in the wake of her sister’s death, she decides to find what was stolen from her and restore the gap in her life once and for all.

Met with the cruelty and greed of law, she fights to get back one of Klimt’s most awe inspiring works: The Woman in Gold.

But what is the painting now; a national treasure or a family portrait?

This film explores ownership, grief, revenge and forgiveness: all told through beautiful cinematography inspired by Klimt and early German cinema.

The plot is both clinically cold and rich in empathy; certainly thought provoking.

Did you know? In 2006, The Woman in Gold painting was sold for $138 million.

Is it for me? This is a very sad and difficult film to sit through. If you liked The Reader, this may be for you.

Running time: 118 minutes

Showing at: Canterbury Carzon, Rochester Cineworld