“Woman in Gold” is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Simon Curtis and starring Helen Mirren as Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish refugee who fought the Austrian government for decades to reclaim a famous painting by Gustav Klimt that had been stolen from her family by the Nazis during World War II.
The film is based on the true story of Altmann’s quest to recover the painting, which is known as “The Woman in Gold.” The painting was looted from Altmann’s aunt’s home in Vienna in 1938 and eventually ended up in the possession of the Austrian government. Altmann spent years fighting the government in court, and her case eventually went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled in Altmann’s favor, and she was finally able to reclaim the painting. The film “Woman in Gold” tells the story of Altmann’s courageous fight for justice and the importance of preserving one’s cultural heritage.
