Chevra Cinema Series presents The Woman in Gold (2015)
January 3rd @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Jewish Museum & Cultural Center
607 Effingham St
Portsmouth,
VA
23704
Description
Playing at the Jewish Museum & Cultural Center. Sixty years after fleeing Vienna, Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish woman, attempts to reclaim family possessions that were seized by the Nazis. Among them is a famous portrait of Maria’s beloved Aunt Adele: Gustave Klimt’s “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.” With the help of young lawyer Randy Schoeberg, Maria embarks upon a lengthy legal battle to recover this painting and several others, but it will not be easy, for Austria considers them national treasures.
Release date: April 1, 2015 (USA)
Director: Simon Curtis
Producers: Kris Thykier, David M. Thompson
Running time: 1h 49m
MPAA rating: PG-13
Screenplay: Alexi Kaye Campbell
Movie is free but a $10 Donation is suggested