Biographical drama

Klimt (2007): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Klimt
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 2007-06-22

Klimt is a 2007 biographical drama directed by Raoul Ruiz. It earned $584,991 worldwide. Critics gave it 32% on Rotten Tomatoes and 44 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes: 32%
worldwide gross: $585K
Metascore: 44

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Released: June 22, 2007
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Genres: Biography , Drama
Original language: English
Studio: Outsider Pictures
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Klimt About?

The premise of Klimt without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

During Vienna's Golden Age, Gustav Klimt’s groundbreaking and often controversial artwork sparked a new artistic movement. His evocative paintings, filled with symbolism and sensuality, captivated audiences while his personal life became intertwined with passion, creativity, and public scandal. The film explores the complex relationship between the artist’s inner world and the opulent society that both celebrated and condemned him.

Klimt Themes & Keywords

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artist's model
female pubic hair
female full frontal nudity
female nudity
public nudity
pubic hair
lust
voyeur
doppelganger
brothel
prostitute
sex

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clothed male naked female scene
clothed female naked female scene
oneiric
watching through a mirror
character name as title
gustav klimt character
surname as title
artistic creation
impostor
film actress
painter as artist
painter biography
1900s
period drama
erotic melodrama
historical drama
co written by director
entirely told in flashback
personal vignettes
sex in public
amputee sex
man in bathtub
opulence
syphilis treatment
death of protagonist
world's exposition
georges melies character
mental illness in family
libertine
mercury treatment
female beauty
government official
ministry of culture
egon scheile
marriage proposal
open marriage
famous artist
famous painter

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Crew

The Director of Klimt

Directed by Raoul Ruiz.

Director Raoul Ruiz

From the director

More from Raoul Ruiz

More films directed by Raoul Ruiz, best-rated first: Mysteries of Lisbon, Night Across the Street and Marcel Proust's Time Regained.

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Ratings

Klimt Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Klimt 32% on Rotten Tomatoes and 44 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes

32% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 29%
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Metacritic

44 Metascore

User score 6.4
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TMDB

51% User score
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Plot

Klimt Plot Summary

What happens in Klimt from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

This art house film unfolds as a sequence of nearly two dozen vignettes drawn from the life of Gustav Klimt, presented through his recollections while he endures mercury treatment in a hospital for advanced syphilis. The framing paints Klimt as a towering figure in late-19th to early-20th-century Vienna, where his art is celebrated across society and his name is synonymous with a daring, radiant vision.

Full summary

The whole story of Klimt, scene by scene

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