KLIMT
Year:
2005
Production Country:
Austria / United Germany / France / Great Britain
Biopic. A portrait of Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918).
Cast & credits
Cast
- Gustav Klimt John Malkovich
- Emilie Flöge, 'Midi' Veronica Ferres
- secretary Stephen Dillane
- Lea de Castro Saffron Burrows
- Serena Lederer Sandra Ceccarelli
- Egon Schiele Nikolai Kinski
- Mizzi Aglaia Szyszkowitz
- Hugo Moritz, 'the Professor' Joachim Bissmeier
- Duke Octave Herzog Paul Hilton
- Doctor Stein Miguel Herz-kestranek
- Minister Hartl Ernst Stötzner
- Klimt's mother Annemarie Düringer
- Berta Zuckerkandl Irina Wanka
- Messerschmidt Florentin Groll
- Klimt's sister Marion Mitterhammer
- Bahr Alexander Strobele
- double Lea de Castro Georgia Reeve
- double Klimt Rainer Friedrichsen
- Architect Loos Denis Petkovic
- chamberlain Stephan Paryla
- old waiter Klaus Ofczarek
- young waiter 1 Georg Friedrich
- young waiter 2 Daniel Keberle
- female nurse Miriam Heard
- male nurse Erwin Leder
- English lady Nicole Beutler
- English husband Fritz von Friedl
- August Lederer Karl Fischer
- Georges Méliès Gunther Gillian
- Carl Moll Peter Appiano
- madame at bordello Alexandra Hilverth
- Thomas Martin Brambach
- Vally Antje Charlotte Sieglin
- Lissie Julie Bräuning
- Kati Ariella Hirshfeld
- Lili Verena Mundhenke
- Hevesi Mark Zak
- Kokoschka Nico Bartholy
- Viennese photographer Marc Schöttldreier
- customers in Café Central Xaver Hutter
- customers in Café Central Roland Jaeger
- customers in Café Central Lothar Janksy
- customers in Café Central David Oberkogler
- customers in Café Central Franz Robert Ceeh
- customers in Café Central Rainer Frieb
- Duke Octave's valet Hagnot Elischka
- waiter in The Ritz Klaus Händl
- policeman C.C. Weinberger
- Klimt's daughter in bordello Ina Kopp
- customer in bordello Johannes Seilern
- lady with opera glasses Susanna Wohlsein
- Sylvia Rose Lise Bonin
- little Vienese brothers Nadiv Molcho
- little Vienese brothers Ilan Molcho
- little Parisian boy Thaddaeus Reich
- Klimt's son Poldi Salomon
- 1st Chinese boy Xialong Ye
- 2nd Chinese boy Sanlong Ye
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Raúl Ruiz
- Assistant Director (1st) Marijan Vajda
- Script Supervisor Elizabeth Tremblay
Subject
- [Subject of Film] Georges Méliès
Production
- ©/A Co-production between/Presents EPO-Film
- ©/A Co-production between/Presents Film Line
- ©/ Lunar Films Klimt Limited
- ©/A Co-production between/Presents Gémini Films
- ©/A Co-production between/Presents Andreas Schmid
- A Co-production between/Presents Lunar Films
- Financially supported by Österreichisches Filminstitut
- Financially supported by Wiener Filmförderungsfonds
- Financially supported by Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe
- Financially supported by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
- Financially supported by Filmstiftung NRW
- Financially supported by ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
- Financially supported by ARD
- International Sales VIP International GmbH
- International Sales Independent Film Sales
- Production Services by Mediafonds 2
- Produced by Dieter Pochlatko
- Produced by Arno Ortmair
- Produced by Matthew Justice
- Produced by Andreas Schmid
- Co-producer Ira Zloczower
- Co-producer Paulo Branco
- Line Producer Dieter Limbek
- Assistant Line Producer Helene M. Limbek
- For Mediafonds 2 GmbH Gerd Reinsberg
- Production Manager (Studio Unit - NRW) Marc Grewe
- Unit Manager (Studio Unit - NRW) Jasmine Hardt
- Production Account Supervisor Renate Seefeldt
- Production Accountant (Austria) Zdena Scheichelbauer
- Production Accountant (Germany) Renate Rebbe
- Production Accountant (UK) David Kerney
- Unit/Location Manager Rudy Fleischhacker
- Location Scout Johannes Reiter
- Set Manager Marco Haaf
- Assistant to Mr [Raúl] Ruiz Julia Burger
- Assistant to Mr [Raúl] Ruiz - Studio Luiz Fernando Albisser
Casting
- Casting Lucky Englander
- Casting Fritz Fleischhacker
- Casting Sue Jones
- Casting Risa Kes
- Casting Iris Baumüller
- Casting Marc Schöttldreier
- Casting (Extras) Austrocast
- Casting (Extras) Eick und Rath
- Casting (UK Voice) Brendan Donnison
- Casting (UK Voice) Vanessa Baker
Writing
- Written by Raúl Ruiz
- English Screenplay Adaptation by Gilbert Adair
- Based on an idea by Herbert Vesely
Photography
- Director of Photography Ricardo Aronovich
- Camera Operator Nick Beek-sanders
- 2nd Camera Operator Donald Russell
- Clapper/Loader Florian Glöckler
- 1st Assistant Camera Donald Russell
- Gaffer Christian Saalfeld
- Key Grip/Crane Operator Rudi Kurth
- Video Operator Max Brinkschulte
- Video Operator (Studio) Sharon Siemund
Stills
- Stills Photographer Bernhard Berger
Special Effects
- Visual Effects CA Scanline Production GmbH
- CA Scanline (Compositing) Julia Reinhard
- CA Scanline (Compositing) Moritz Eiche
- Special Effects Tissi Brandhofer
- Special Effects (Studio) Andreas Korth
Editing
- Edited by Valeria Sarmiento
- Additional Editing by Tony Lawson
- Assistant Editor Claude Roullier
- Assistant Editor Béatrice Clérico
- Assistant Editor Kate Higham
- Assistant Editor Charlotte Duraffour
Design
- Production Design Rudi Czettel
- Production Design Katharina Wöppermann
- Art Director (Studio) Eleonore Latz
- Assistant Production Designer (Pre-prod) Andrea Schratzberger
- Art Department Research Anja Ronacher
- Art Department Research Tanja Ludwig
- Art Painter Franz Vana
- Standby Props Master Jiri Juda
- Props Master Franz Hofmann
- Props Buyer (Studio) Anke Pagels
- Construction (Austria) Ferdinand Prinz
- Construction (Austria) Thomas Hörhan
- Construction (Austria) Stefan Diem
- Construction (Austria) Jakob Schauer
- Construction (Austria) Gunther Schäfer
- Construction Manager (Studio) Reinhold Broil
- Construction Foreman (Studio) Uwe Belke
Costumes
- Costume Design Birgit Hutter
- Assistant Costume Designer Brigitta Fink
- Assistant Costume Designer Cinzia Cioffi
- Wardrobe/Seamstress Ines Österreicher
- Wardrobe Carola Toth
- Wardrobe Eva-Maria Biribauer
- Wardrobe Theresa Kopt
- Wardrobe Sonia Bouabsa
- Wardrobe Barbara Patzek
- Wig for Mr [John] Malkovich Peter Owen
Make-up
- Chief Hair/Make-up Artist Waldemar Pokromski
- Chief Hair/Make-up (Austria) Adolf Uhrmacher
- Chief Hair/Make-up (UK) Eileen Kastner-delago
- Hair Assistant (UK) Simone Vollmer
Titles
- Design Front Credits Martin Zwanzger
Film processing
- Film Stock Fuji
- Laboratory CinePostproduktion Geyer
- Digital Timing Supervisor Ismat Zaidi
- Digital Colour Timer Gabriel Dedic
Music
- Composer Jorge Arriagada
- Original Orchestral Score Performed by Sinfonia of London
- Score Conductor Nick Ingman
- Sinfonia of London Executive Director Peter Willison
Sound
- Sound Recordist Michael Spencer
- Sound Maintenance John Lewis
- Re-recording Mixer Dan Johnson
- Re-recording Mixer Andrew Stirk
- Sound Re-recorded at Videosonics
- Supervising Sound Editor Simon Gershon
- Supervising Dialogue Editor Lauren Walker
- Dialogue Editor Dan Green
- [Sound] Effects Editor Ben Meechan
- ADR Recordist James Perry
- Foley Artist Melissa Lake
- Foley Artist Jason Swanscott
- Foley Artist Andrea King
- Foley Recordist Barnaby Smyth
- Foley Editor Barnaby Smyth
Consultant
- [Originally to director] Herbert Vesely
- Research (Austria) Julia Burger
- Production Consultant (UK) Bob Shah
- Production Consultant (UK) Sirish Malde
- Production Consultant (UK) Malde & Co
- Camera/Light Equipment ARRI Rental
- Completion Bond Film Finances Ltd
- Film Finances Ltd - Completion Bond Garth Thomas
- Dialogue Coach Osman Ragheb
- Translation (French-German) Heinz Schwarzinger
- Translation (German-English) Rose-Marie Couture
- Animals Ingeborg's Animals
Publicity
- Head of Publicity Austria Agentur Dohr
- Head of Publicity Austria Ulli Dohr
- Publicity Austria Herta Cech
- Head of Publicity Germany Barbarella Entertainment
- Head of Publicity Germany Sabine Buss
- Making Of Crew (Co-ordinator) Sandra Odelga
- Making Of Crew (Director) Klaus Steindl
- Making Of Crew (Camera) Andreas Amsüss
- Making Of Crew (Sound/Video Operator) Martin Stoni
- Making Of Crew (Interviewer) Peter Krobath
- Making Of Crew (Photographer) Petro Domenigg
