Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
Director: Simon Curtis
Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404425/
Originally watched in cinema. Disc arrived recently. Agree with my original rating.
I find this effective and moving on all the major points it makes: the threat to Jews in Austria in the late 30s, the theft of possessions (well before the exterminations), the terror of fleeing your own country while under surveillance, the institutional arrogance of the modern-day "owner" of the painting and the complicity of the Austrian judicial system, the connection RR makes with his family's loss at the Vienna Holocaust Memorial, the ambivalence of HM about continuing the case, the superiority of the American justice (no $M fees to file a case).
Highly recommended for someone who wants to understand being persecuted in your own country.
Rated 7.3 (47,854)
BBC Films & more, dir. Curtis; 7
