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Have you seen this movie?
Yes I saw this movie.Did you know about the artist before?
Yes, I know of Klimt and his work in great detail.How does the movie represent the artist?
The movie represents the artist in a very negative way. He is portrayed as an egotistical manic that has no respect for anybody except himself. Klimt was a womanizer and they certainly made that well known. Malkovich did a great job all the way around and was believable as the character.However my wife, who is fond of Klimt's work nor I liked the film. I think there is a right and wrong way to portray and artist's life. Pollock and Lust for life do a fantastic job of displaying the lives of two troubled artists with similar psychological problems. Frida in my mind did an excellent job showing the womanizing antics of Diego Rivera and his talented wife Frida Kahlo.
In the end if you are looking for a movie that truly 100% concentrates on an artist's life and not their work, this is the movie for you. The closest to this style is Immortal beloved, lovely movie but I preferred watching Mozart go mad with his work in Amadeus.
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~Turnleftonpapuga