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Golden Woman

Go a little to the left, please.

Adele, you are restless.

I worry too much, you know that.

With what?

The future.

LOS ANGELES, 1998

Me and my sister, Luise, we really loved each other,

but the truth is that we were always competing.

If life is a race, then she would arrive first.

But if it's a boxing match,

then I would be the one standing.

Either way, together We've been through a lot,

and I will miss you.

See you forever, dear Schwester.

Barbara, thank you so much for coming. It's very important to me.

Our families have known each other for so long.

Your son, the lawyer, how is he?

Oh, trying to survive, unfortunately.

After completing the law course went to a very good firm,

and then decided to open an office in Pasadena.

- And what happened? - Everything fell apart.

Oh...

Accumulated seven years of debt of loans to study and it didn't take off.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear.

Do you need a lawyer?

These are just some letters I found among my sister's things.

I need advice from someone I can trust.

I'll ask him to call you.

I really believe...

I really believe that with a firm like this, sir, who... would be...

...ready and available for...

Hello?

No, it's not, it's not, it's not a good time, Mom.

It's not a good time. Call you latter.

Well, she has all the reports...

Hello, Randy Schoenberg is here for Bergen, Brown and Sherman.

- OK. - Would like to enjoy

make the most of opportunities which are provided here.

In a firm as important as this would be highly motivated

to do my best, 24 hours a day.

Do you have any family relationship? with the famous composer, Schoenberg?

Arnold was my grandfather, sir.

But he died before I was born.

His music requires a certain degree of application.

But the rewards they are well worth the effort.

One of the things I look forward to most…

working here means exploring its largest size...

And Judge Schoenberg is your father.

Now retired, yes sir.

A fabulous lineage, Mr. Schoenberg.

Yes sir.

What happened in Pasadena?

Well, I took a risk.

I opened my own firm law, but it didn't pay off, you know.

Work on your own It's not that sensational.

So now it's ready to work with others?

Yes sir.

Well then let's go Mr. Schoenberg.

Thank you mom.

I was waiting for you at 6. It's been ten minutes.

My apologies, Ms. Altmann. I got stuck in traffic on Wilshire.

He looks tired and nervous, but it's not badly presented.

You were such a skinny boy.

Thanks.

So, what do you know about art restitution?

Nothing at all.

Well, it's never too late to learn.

Why don't you come in?

Eat some puff pastry. I made it especially for you.

My sister is the little girl pretty one on the left, Luise.

And I'm the boring one next to her.

My parents, Therese and Gustav.

My uncle Ferdinand, who owned a sugar company,

and his wife, Aunt Adele, who died very young.

Sit at my feet, Maria.

Adele didn't have any children,

That's why we lived together like a family.

In a way, I had two sets of parents.

Try to smile, Maria.

It's good to exercise your muscles facials once a year.

The Bloch-Bauers.

I found these letters in the middle of my sister's things.

Look, I translated them for you at the rear.

1948?

From our family lawyer in Vienna, Johann Rinesch.

Everything about our paintings that were stolen by the Nazis.

OK.

I read it in The New York Times

that things are changing in Austria.

How are they changing?

They are reformulating the laws of art restitution.

Reanalyzing old cases.

My sister finally comes live with me.

The only problem is that she decides do it when she is dead.

Well, at least this way there will be no discussion.

What I wanted to say is that, You know how roommates...

tend to argue about the dishes in the sink and things like that and...

and you won't have no discussion,

because, the dishes, because, you see...

because she is dead.

That's why...

I'm so sorry. I'm... I was trying... She was making a joke and not...

Oh, here she is.

My aunt Adele.

My uncle hired Gustav Klimt to paint.

What an excellent painting.

It's magnificent.

Was taken from the walls from our house by the Nazis,

and since then, has been hanging

at the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna.

And now I would like to get it back.

Wouldn't it be wonderful?

It will make you a rich woman, for sure.

Do you think that's what's happening here?

No, I have to do what I can to keep these memories alive.

Because people forget, you know.

Especially young people.

Then, of course, there is justice.

I bored you to tears tonight.

She looked at her watch four times.

You know, this was a test and we both failed.

Sorry. Sorry have wasted your time.

Today, I got a job.

A baby that keeps me up at night, a woman I want to make happy.

So why would there be Interested in ancient history?

Goodbye sweetheart.

Struwwelpeter.

Struwwelpeter, the book he had in his hand.

My grandmother used to read it to me.

Terrible… the one about the boy which is carried by the wind.

For a terrible adventure.

She used to scare me too.

Why can't you just take a look at these,

and she tells me if we have enough arguments.

That's all I ask of you.

"April 11, 1948.

Dear Luise Bloch-Bauer..."

She is her sister.

"The Austrian Government decided

"that she will keep her aunt's portrait by Klimt

"and four other Klimts who insist

"were left to the gallery in his will,

"a fact that they consider be irrefutable.

"The will itself...

"I didn't see him...

"despite my continued efforts to do so.

Best regards, Johann Rinesch."

Her lawyer Have you never seen the will?

Nobody saw the will.

Randy!

Hello, Mrs. Altmann. Hello.

Uh, we just need copy these

just here, okay?

Here everyone seems to be having nervous breakdowns.

And they are.

I was up until 3am. I did a little research.

I'm impressed.

Get someone on the ground in Vienna.

For the first time in 50 years, opened the files,

so start trying to find a copy of Adele's will.

- Yes and then? - The Austrian Minister of Culture...

will form a committee to analyze each case individually,

but you have to fill out an application

so that they can respond to your complaint at the end of next month...

- ...at the latest. - Next month?

At the latest, yes. I already asked that send the application sheet.

Slower. Can you explain everything to me...

- ...at lunch. - No.

- Mrs. Altmann, I can't go to lunch. - I know a very nice place.

They make an excellent rice pudding.

Okay, these are three names

of the best lawyers in refunds from America.

They will be expensive, but without them it is a false hope.

No, no, all I have is my store, my house and some money

I saved up to buy a new dishwasher.

No, I can't waste money with sophisticated lawyers.

Okay, I have to go, so...

Can't help me a little in your spare time?

See, like a hobby.

This is not for free time, Maria.

It's a full-time job, It's not a hobby.

He's rude, He's a rude little man,

and completely uninterested in the past.

And you have a special talent to make me feel good about myself.

But you have the connection.

What connection?

Family, Randy.

Your grandparents came here from Austria.

You see, we share the same story.

Oh, how can you see with these glasses?

They are filthy.

Yes, it's better. They help you see more clearly.

"'Woman in Gold' estimated value"

"The estimated value of 'Woman in Gold' is more than one hundred million dollars

I see potential here firm investment.

Do you really think that a painting who happened to be a fridge magnet

Will you ever leave Austria?

I think it would be a mistake do not check.

A week at most.

Thanks. Thank you sir.

I want you back on the 3rd.

Oh, sure, sir. Thanks.

Still working?

- I only close the store when I go to sleep. - Great news.

I have the green light. I'm going there,

I'll try to find the will, and then we will continue the process.

Oh! Randy!

This is wonderful!

You were excited like that all of a sudden.

Yes, I stayed. And... I have another idea.

My mother sent me this.

It is scheduled for the end of this month a conference on art restitution.

They are looking for speakers.

I think you should be one of them.

- What you mean? - An exquisite descendant...

from one of the great Viennese families.

The newspapers would love her. It would speed things up.

I would press.

Good...

I love your enthusiasm and, After all, I'm not a coward.

We have to move.

But I fear that with your good will, there has been a misunderstanding.

Like this?

I'm not going back to that place. Not now, not ever.

I don't understand.

They destroyed my family,

they killed my friends,

and forced me to leave

the people and places I loved.

That was more than half a century ago.

Do you think this is a long time?

It would only be a few days, and that was it. We go in and out.

Randy, you're not listening to me.

I'd rather die to go back there,

not for all the paintings in the world.

Anyway...

I wasn't there a week ago not even interested in this case,

and now he can't stop talking about it... What happened?

Against what is sensible,

I think I like you.

How long?

Four or five days, a week at most. It depends on how receptive you are.

What do you plan to do?

Dora... I'm not moving to Congo,

I'm going to Austria for a few days, with the blessing of the firm.

What do you think?

I think that was "yes".

I see you, Maria. Come here.

Why don't you help your aunt?

Put on my favorite necklace.

Your little fingers are perfect for doing this.

One day you will have to leave of being so shy.

Life will ask you.

Your only enemy is fear.

- Hello? - I know we're in the middle...

of the night, but if wait until morning

could change my mind.

I decided to face the ghosts.

She is complicated.

"The store will be closed until April 4th"

Oh, her mother called again this morning.

Want me to go visit the Holocaust Memorial when you are there.

He's already mentioned this seven times.

Well, she said to go for honor...

-... from her great-grandparents. - Siegmund and Malvina.

Oh, she had these eyes beautiful, you know?

Huge, like an owl.

You packed a suitcase Horribly big, Maria.

Are you sure you brought enough stuff?

If I'm going back there, Better to do it in style.

Pam, darling, Can you walk a little faster?

I think... at this rate we're going to miss the plane.

Let's arrive with four hours in advance.

Yes, but I want to buy perfume and cognac in the duty-free shop.

Look, go that way.

Pam, honey, go. Go now.

With pleasure, Mrs. Altmann.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to land in Vienna.

Please fasten your seat belts.

I never thought I would come back.

A guy from the Ministry

He agreed to meet me tomorrow... He must be responsible for the information.

Lucky for us for someone accept to receive us.

You don't have to come, If you do not want.

Oh, we're not even there yet,

and already trying get rid of me?

That is not what I said... I just wanted to say that you don't have to come.

Anyway I want to go to Belvedere to visit my aunt.

You know, the postcard doesn't do it justice.

She was born in Vienna...

- ...Mrs. Altmann? - Yes, yes, I was born, yes.

Just around the corner, yes.

Speaks German?

Yes, but I prefer to speak English.

I hope you enjoy your stay.

I will definitely try.

There it is.

The apartment on the second floor it was our home.

Oh, the things this house has seen, Randy!

Great artists, musicians, writers, passed through those doors.

Including, of course, your grandfather.

And Dr. Freud himself.

On my wedding night, half of Vienna was here.

Mrs. Altmann?

I found your name on the list of speakers

for the refund conference and located her.

And who are you?

Hubertus Czernin, investigative reporter.

- Welcome to Vienna. - Thanks.

Can I invite you to have a drink?

I'm the editor.

My little Austrian baby. Keeps me balanced.

When I wrote an article to expose the Nazi past

of our own President Waldheim...

a man approached me in a supermarket and spat in my face.

He called me a traitor.

I told him: "I am a real Austrian."

And what is your interest? in a pair of...

Californian tourists, Mr. Czernin?

I just thought it might be useful have an Austrian friend.

For what?

You know... this restitution thing It started as a public relations training.

Austria wanted to improve your image abroad,

but now it's turning in a Pandora's box.

They don't want to lose your treasures.

That's why they're going to put all the possible obstacles in your path,

and maybe I can help to cross some of them.

And what do you gain from that? What is your motivation?

Let's just say it's a brand very particular of patriotism.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I think I'll give us a gift with another round of drinks.

Oh yes, that's a wonderful idea.

You find it zucchero porti

In mezzo

Al Cuore

Non Essere, Gioia

Mia, Con

Crudele Me

Lasciati Almeno

Vedere

Mio Bello Amore

When our daughter Maria said that she was going to marry an opera singer,

we decided he should sing Mozart at the wedding.

Let's keep it all Austrian, I said.

These are troubled times.

Let's hope this night is memorable

be a prophecy of happier days.

Health!

I'm sad that your Aunt Adele isn't here tonight.

She would be proud of you.

I'm sad too, uncle.

At least she's not alive to testify what is happening to the country he loved.

I want...

Keep this, Maria.

Your favorite.

You have a personality strong and inquisitive.

There's something of Adele's spirit in you.

I will always appreciate that.

Here you go, sister. Come on, Maria, it's cake time.

Everyone is looking for you.

Hurry, I'm hungry.

You have to help me cut it, Luise.

That Maria of yours She is a heart stealer.

The Chancellor gave in on everything.

Hitler made an empty promise about Austrian sovereignty.

But I bet that at the end of the month,

the Nazis will be marching on the Ringstrasse with her high boots.

The Austrians won't allow it.

I leave for Zurich on Saturday with Luise.

Next week, you must join us.

There will be a lot to do. We have to take advantage of the time.

As always, he is a dreamer.

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

The Restitution Commission

decided that your case, is susceptible to analysis,

Mrs. Altmann.

Me and young Mr. Schoenberg we took this long journey,

so we would appreciate be able to discuss the process

with the Commission before her to make a decision.

The Commission does not interact with external entities.

And we are one external entity, is it?

The paintings belonged to Mrs. Altmann's family.

You have to trust that all correct procedures will be followed.

And now, if you don't mind,

I have to go to a reception.

Enjoy your stay in our beautiful city.

It was a real pleasure...

meet her.

How are you?

I don't know if I have the strength to deal with these people...

and I've only been here for a day.

Come on, let's go.

There is no possibility to get a copy

of Adele's will before leaving.

No. The archive department was not appropriately helpful.

Well, luckily, I have that what is usually called

a mole in the Belvedere.

Someone who can speed things up.

Mondays, the museum is closed,

but my mole friend, she will be waiting for her.

I hope you are not allergic to a little dust.

I didn't tell you that he Would it still be useful, Randy?

Be patient, Maria. He'll find out soon

that some Austrians are your friends whatever his motivations.

He continues to work on it.

Amalie Zuckerkandl.

Also portrayed by Klimt.

She was a friend of our family.

She died in a concentration camp.

Belzec, yes.

Mrs. Altmann, her aunt is just around the corner.

Is she ready for the reunion?

For better or worse, she became part of Austria's identity.

A national icon. Adele became part of the country's imagination.

Aunt Adele.

He likes?

Why is it all gold?

Forget the gold. It's Klimt.

Look at my face. Looks like me?

Yes, but I don't believe it that looks happy.

I imagine what it will be like be a woman

when you are older.

If we have to have fun with trivia.

Portrait of Adele, painted by Klimt.

One of our most famous paintings. One wonderful example of the Austrian cultural legacy.

Hurry, let's go home.

The Government announced that citizens

cannot leave the country without express authorization.

These new measures will be applied immediately.

My brother was right. We should have left by now.

Look.

It's Mrs. Klein, the doctor's wife.

What are they doing with her?

Forcing you to clean the floor with acid.

And Mr. Rosenblatt was obliged writing "Jew" on his shop window.

But why?

Why do you think so, Therese?

Bring me the cello, Maria.

For what, father?

There are almost five.

Because this Saturday would it be different from others?

Because is.

I will not allow them to touch us.

- Father. - The cello, Maria!

Come on.

The passport office will close to two in the afternoon until further notice.

Rejected. Next.

My brother is in England, and my sister is in Switzerland.

We have somewhere to stay in both countries.

There are only four of us,

but we need to leave Austria as soon as possible.

Just like all other Jews.

What makes you special?

Rejected. Next.

Your business is closed. Paint!

Jewish pigs! It's well done!

Do not look!

Thank God! We were worried.

Open the door!

Are here.

Of course they are.

Fritz, open the door.

Yes sir.

Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer?

My brother is in Switzerland on business.

Is that what they call it?

Your brother's sugar company is guilty of tax evasion

in over a million Reichsmark.

His assets were frozen until you pay off the entire debt.

This agent will stay with you.

- From now on, they are under house arrest. - My brother is a law-abiding citizen.

They are a family who appreciates the power of art.

Holbein.

Impressive.

A silver cup with precious stones.

A diamond necklace.

Two silver candelabra.

A cello!

Stradivarius.

Of course, only the best.

No, please.

It is your joy.

I could look for the file family alone, you know.

I wasn't going to miss out on the fun.

This is like a James Bond movie and you are Sean Connery.

Yes.

Hello. I'm Anna.

- Hello how are you? - Hello.

- It's an honor to meet you. - Thank you for doing this.

So you know Hubertus?

All museum archives before 1972

are stored in the same room.

I think they will have a busy day.

Roll up your sleeves, Randy.

Congratulations.

A great treasure cultural information.

Hubertus and I were awake poring over the file.

Well, I'm glad to know you are The two of them get along so well.

So now we can start

building a portrait of what really happened.

Maria, you are the living link to the past.

I have my nails digging into it.

Tell us what you know.

Adele died in 1925.

With meningitis. She was only 43 years old.

My uncle Ferdinand was forgotten.

And then, of course, the will, written in 1923

two years before his death.

Her signature! Oh my God!

I will translate as need more than get it.

"I kindly ask my husband

"to leave my portrait

"and the other paintings of Klimt, after his death,

to the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna."

So he left them at the gallery.

Oh, Randy, did we come all this way for nothing?

One step at a time, Maria.

In fact, he asks let the paintings follow

to Belvedere, but the request brings with it a very specific condition.

He specifically asks that the paintings

go to Belvedere after Ferdinand's death.

Let's tell the story chronologically.

Maria, do you have any ideas? of what happened

to your family property after you left?

Not everything. Unlike the woman of Lot, I never looked back.

Maybe now is the time to find out.

After fleeing Austria Maria, your home

became the setting for one of the great robberies of that time.

Your family's assets

ended up in the hands of the most powerful

Nazi elite criminals.

All our possessions, our personal assets?

Did you know, for example, that a of your uncle's favorite paintings,

a portrait of Waldmüller from Count Esterhazy...

Yes, yes, I remember.

She was hanging in the living room.

I never liked her, actually.

...she ended up decorating the walls, not from any other place than the Berghof,

Hitler's private residence in the Bavarian Alps?

Or that your aunt's necklace,

the same one she uses in Klimt's portrait,

came to adorn the neck by Emmy Goering,

Hermann Goering's wife?

I don't think you want to hear this.

The Nazis themselves didn't like it so much of the Klimts.

They were, after all, a little degenerate for their taste.

But the paintings called someone's attention

with a more refined taste and clairvoyant of art,

-Bruno Grimshitz. - Grimshitz?!

The paintings had been removed from your family home

and transported with care to Belvedere.

Some facts had to be changed,

like your aunt's name and his Jewish origins, of course.

In a brief space in the war,

he became known simply as...

"Golden Woman."

Therefore, your identity was also stolen.

It wasn't enough to steal his family and try to destroy it.

No. You would have to be erased from history.

Then the paintings arrived at Belvedere.

In 1941.

His uncle, Maria, died...

at the end of the war, 1945.

Therefore, contrary to the request in Adele's will,

the paintings ended up going to the Belvedere long before his death.

And, if I'm not mistaken, he wrote his own will before he died.

Yes, he wrote.

Leaving everything he had, or at least what was left of it,

to you and your sister, his only heirs.

It was one of the last things he did before dying a few days later.

Yes, but they won't argue that Adele actually left them at the gallery?

So, in fact, We have no arguments.

Randy, why don't you show Is Maria our trump card?

What is this?

This is proof that Ferdinand bought...

- ...the paintings. - Mmm.

He was the rightful owner and not Adele.

The paintings weren't hers, therefore she could not give it to another.

So the will is invalid?

Technically, it's not a will.

There is no legal binding.

It works more like a wish.

Now we have to take all this to Rudolf Wran, the head of the Restitution Commission.

Yes. And then your aunt come home with us.

Oh!

Randy, wait and listen.

She is the Mona Lisa of Austria.

Do you think they'll just let her go?

See, we sent it to Mr. Wran

four messages this morning alone.

Mr Wran is very busy at the moment.

- Do you understand? - Yes, of course we understand,

but it is extremely important let us talk to him.

The problem is that it is essential Let's talk...

- ...with him this morning. - Randy, Randy, isn't that him?

I think its better leave a message.

- Mr. Wran? - Wran. Wran.

Sir, Mr. Rudolf Wran?

Hello. My name is Randy Schoenberg.

This is my client, Mrs. Altmann.

- How are you? - I'm really sorry...

I did not have time yet to answer your calls.

- Well, that's... - You don't need to apologize.

You are a man very important and very busy.

There is some new information

of which the Restitution Commission need to have knowledge

before reaching any kind of decision in the Bloch-Bauer case.

True?

Yes, it's all here. I made some observations

on the margins. Forgive my handwriting.

It's been very busy during your stay in Vienna.

We didn't come here to eat cakes.

Mr. Schoenberg, I know it is grandson of the composer.

He has no idea how much I am Admirer of his work?

He's a man of refined taste, Mr. Wran.

The genius of the system composition of 12 tones

should not be underestimated.

Thank you for his efforts, but we already have all the information we need.

If you'll excuse me, I have work to do.

It's hard to believe that Hitler

signed up to be an art student here.

I wish they had accepted it.

Everybody is here.

The woman entering at this moment...

Elizabeth Gehrer, Minister of Culture.

With our new friend, Rudolf Wran.

Very competitive.

They are setting up here a great show.

Welcome to the Restitution Conference.

This is the first step to reimbursement

those whose art was theirs illegally taken.

The hanging landscape painting in the main room of our house.

It was the first thing you saw when the front door opened.

I will never forget the day when they entered our house

and they took our pictures off the wall.

Our maid went to my mother's wardrobe

and she took off her clothes and said,

"Don't think about going to the police,

because they're going to come here anyway."

And so it was.

Some police officers came,

and other people, and looted the place.

When people see the famous portrait,

see a masterpiece of a of the best Austrian artists.

But I see an image of my aunt,

a woman who told me about life

while I brushed him her hair in her room.

Restitution.

Note, it's an interesting word.

You know, I looked in the dictionary.

"Restitution: the return of something to its original state."

Well, this got me thinking.

See, I would love to go back to my original state.

I would love to be a happy woman living in this beautiful city.

Like so many of my generation who had to flee,

I will never forgive them for stopping me from living here.

At the very least we should have it back what is rightfully ours.

Thanks.

Mrs. Altmann, Dr. Bernhard Kohler.

I work at the Belvedere gallery.

And how can I be of service to you, Dr. Kohler?

If the Commission's decision is in your favor, take the three landscapes,

but we beg you, not the portraits.

They became attached to them.

We can't imagine Austria without them.

- I can. - Good...

as soon as the past is corrected,

I will be receptive to an understanding.

Maria, can I talk to you a moment?

Excuse me? I think mine lawyer is getting a little nervous.

Feel free to call me, to resume the conversation.

I think we need be careful what we say.

Oh, does that mean I must be careful with what I say.

He recently called his lawyer.

Most of the people accept advice from your lawyers.

Yes, when asked.

Now, if you don't mind, I would like to walk alone to the hotel.

Mrs. Altmann, What a powerful speech he made.

But why don't you let it Does the past stay in the past?

You never give up, do you? Not everything is about the Holocaust.

My brother reserved the last two tickets to Colonia.

And then?

From Colonia, we go to the border.

There is a contact.

He was paid to pass us clandestinely over there.

When is the flight to Cologne?

Eight o'clock at night.

I can't abandon my parents.

It's our last chance, Maria.

But someone has to take by car to the airport.

A friend of my father owes you a favor.

He will never leave us out of your reach

I have an idea.

But first I have to say goodbye to them.

Daddy.

Mutti.

The time has come, hasn't it?

You know as well as I do

that will not allow my dad get a doctor

because he committed the crime of being Jewish.

So the least you can do is to let us go to the pharmacy.

And why do they both need to go?

For God's sake, if you're worried that we will run away,

Why don't you come with us?

He is well.

I take them.

But we'll be back soon.

What a shame.

She was hopeful that we could all go to the cinema.

Don't delay any longer than a minute.

Just a minute, no more.

- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.

How can I be of assistance?

My father is with a very high fever.

We need something to lower the temperature.

One moment.

Okay, this should help.

Keys!

Fritz.

Yes Yes Yes.

What are you doing?

I feel like I'm fainting. I need to get some air.

Open the door please.

The soldier who is smoking in the street is with you?

No.

No, please open the door quickly

Of course, you are Jews.

- No, please. - Hey!

They're trying to escape! Fast!

There.

Stop! Stop!

Over there.

Are you sure this will to City Council?

Yes.

They go! Meet you there!

Jewish dung.

They went that way.

The car.

Get them.

Thanks.

I'll do anything for your family. Good luck.

Thanks.

- Thanks. - You are welcome.

Tickets, please.

Traveling to Colonia?

Colonia, yes.

Don't have luggage?

It's all very unexpected.

Let's go for one night.

My husband is acting as Wotan at the Cologne Opera.

His baritone fell ill.

Van Karajan is the conductor. We are very excited.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Next.

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Pay attention!

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Herr Stephan Neumann and Herr Karl Neumann.

Introduce yourselves!

Please come closer.

Ladies and gentlemen.

And this is Minister Gehrer.

How are you?

Here Dr. Dreimann is our main lawyer in this very complicated case.

Sit down, please.

Some cases are more complex than others, but...

after much consideration,

We regret to inform you, Frau Altmann,

that the Commission decided that Klimt's five paintings

displayed at Belvedere they will remain there.

Please tell me this it's a joke.

They're not kidding, Randy.

Your aunt's will must be fulfilled.

But that's the point. It's not even a will.

Huh... the paintings aren't hers so you can donate them to others. Here.

Huh, where is it?

We have proof that the paintings were owned by Ferdinand,

and not his wife, which makes her will invalid.

I think it's this who is talking.

And that is ignorance... And that's ignoring the fact

that there was a cover-up deliberate to hide the shape

through which the paintings ended up in the gallery.

They are not interested on the facts, Randy.

Your aunt's request needs to be respected.

It's not a will with legal validity!

Do you think my aunt I would have written these words

If she knew what was going to happen?

He thinks?

The looting of your home, the murder of your own!

Our decision is not negotiable.

If they disagree with it, the only option is to pursue the case in court.

Come on, Randy, let's go.

Dr. Dreimann, speak as if I knew my aunt,

but he didn't know her,

and I can tell you right now that what they decided today

would make her have ashamed to be an Austrian.

And you should be ashamed too.

It's not America.

To continue to the case in Austria,

The Government requires a deposit to meet the cost

of 1.8 million dollars, and that's just for starters.

1.8 million?!

Based on a portion of the value estimation of the paintings.

Okay, so on the one hand we are told... “Go to court.”

On the other hand, financially impossible for us to do so.

Their hands are tied, yes.

What about mediation here in Vienna?

No one will decide to return the paintings, Randy... Nobody.

It's a complete waste of time and money.

No more daydreaming.

Thank you, Hubertus for all your effort.

Come on, Randy.

It's time to pack your bags.

- Hubertus. - Am sorry.

- I'm checking to see if you're okay. - Goes into. Sit down.

How it feels?

I am exhausted.

That's what happens when if you have to negotiate all day

with a donation of grim evidence.

They will never recognize what they did,

because if you recognize something they would have to admit them all.

Recognize what?

They were never victims.

Most of them threw flowers and welcomed the Nazis with open arms,

and that is the naked truth.

It is with great pleasure that I announce

that Klimt's Adele will stay in Austria.

This is a victory from the Belvedere Gallery

and a victory for the Austrian people.

- Oh, enough. Turn it off. - Thanks.

Tomorrow we go home,

and on the way to the airport,

we will stop to provide our tribute

at the Holocaust Memorial.

This way, we will not have coming here in vain.

The field where my great-grandfathers were murdered.

Treblinka.

They died shortly after their grandfather have fled to America.

I remember them well.

They had a cherry tree in the garden,

and she had beautiful eyes.

Her mother reminds me of her.

And then they were taken in the middle of the night.

Randy...

Now we have to go to the airport.

OK.

You know what else? Hmm...

I'm going to the men's room.

- I'll be right back. - Yes.

My grandfather used to say that the three things

What I hated most in life They were Hitler, his grandmother,

and the Los Angeles sun, but I must say,

Right now, all in Los Angeles It looks excellent to me.

Do you know that if my dear Fritz were still alive,

he would welcome us with opera.

Welcome home.

- To Randy and Maria. - To Randy and Maria.

Today I don't drink. Thank you anyway.

We did our best... And that is what matters.

We did everything we could.

The past is the past,

and now we have to leave it stay behind.

Maria?

Randy.

Hey.

I went for the money.

Those paintings are worth more than 100 million.

That's why I went there with her.

I went for the money, Pam.

It's natural.

But you're home now, and everything is fine.

It is?

Randy?

SEVEN MONTHS LATER

It's 29 dollars, sir.

- Thank you, Mrs. Scheff. - Goodbye.

-Oh. - Oh. Excuse me.

Thanks.

I like to see you again after all this time.

The Belvedere catalog for sale at Barnes and Noble in Wilshire.

And best wishes to you too. What nonsense is this?

You don't understand. We already got them.

We can sue them here, in the USA.

Not that again.

Oh, anyway, Randy, I thought you said

that we couldn't process them here because of that...

immunity thing from a foreign state.

And I said, but I found exceptions. Three requirements.

That are?

When goods are removed in violation of international law.

- Which was the case. - Thanks.

And the assets are held by an entity from a foreign state.

Are you referring to the Belvedere Gallery?

Thanks. That this entity establishes commercial activities within the USA.

The sale of books at Barnes and Noble?

Thanks. If you meet these requirements you can sue them here in the USA.

Congratulations. Fill them in. You can sue.

Yes, but I don't want to do that.

Oh, don't you remember What did I tell you, Randy?

Sometimes it is...

We simply have to move forward.

It is difficult.

To begin, there is no precedent.

Yes there is. I found a case, sir.

He comes from a Jewish family from Argentina, were left without a hotel.

The answer is no.

I have a good feeling about this, sir.

Since when did we pay you to have premonitions?

I usually call this ultimatum, Randy.

I did your will.

"Let him go to Europe," I thought, "let him exercise his muscles."

God knows, I believe that a small part of me hoped...

- ...that there was something. - I think I have.

It does not have. There is no case.

There is no enforcement mechanism of law between the USA and Austria.

- Just one more try, sir. - Now I need you here.

No more extracurricular activities,

and no more Klimts.

Hello.

Hello. I'm here to register a complaint against the Austrian Government.

Complete the citation and that's the complaint.

- How much do I owe? - Well, that will cost $165.

One day I want to go to Austria with my daughter.

She loves Kangaroos.

Maria?

Hey, can you come with me for a second?

I want you to be a witness to something.

Come, come, come, faster.

- Hello. - Hello.

Is Consul Brandstetter here?

- Unfortunately, no, sir. - Well, tell him that...

Mrs. Altmann and Randy Schoenberg appeared here.

- I think he must have heard of us. - OK.

What we want from the Austrian consul?

Please let me know and I leave it here a quote and a complaint... here it is.

Let's take the Government Austrian to court.

Have a good day.

- Mmm. - OK.

Randy...

Can you calm down, please? and tell me what's going on?

Let's take them to court.

No, you can't do this. You can't just

come forward with accusations as a... like a runaway steamroller...

- No? - Randy, don't go so fast.

I can't keep up with you. For!

Then...

I told you before that I don't have interest in processing them.

We've had too many emotions.

I... returned to my peaceful life

and finally I began to find some peace again.

Say it with conviction.

Don't be impertinent.

Oh, you bore me.

Either way, you don't have time for this.

You... have a family to support, and a full-time job.

Oh no.

What does that mean, give up?

I said goodbye.

I spoke to my father... he can give us a loan, you know,

- Oh how nice. Excellent. - ...to keep us calm for a few months.

Now that we are expecting another child.

It doesn't seem like we are under a lot of pressure?

I hoped we would take these decisions together.

- Isn't that the idea? - Yes.

Sorry.

You're right.

It's Austria.

Something happened there, and I do not know...

I do not know why, But I can't leave it behind.

I think it's important.

I'm so sorry.

Let's hope we're not wasting our time today.

Realize this is just the first step, right?

They hired Stan Gould by Heimann Rose,

which is a top firm of Jewish lawyers.

How nice of you to give jobs for Jewish boys.

They are trying to dismiss the case based on procedures,

is the same as saying they are trying to delay it

hoping that I die before the case goes to court.

Precisely.

Well, I'll do you a favor to keep me alive.

Oh, Randy, you can't go a little faster?

Look, your chocolate donut is melting.

Right here.

Mr. Gould. Hello.

- Mr. Schoenberg. - It's a great pleasure, sir.

Mrs. Altmann.

Dr. Dreimann, how nice for him to have come from Austria.

He is very kind.

I've always wanted to visit Disneyland.

Two birds with one stone, as they say.

We hope to make your trip was worth it.

Mrs. Altmann, let me tell you that it seems even younger than in Vienna.

You know, this morning, I felt like I had

50 years more.

All stand.

- Stop this. Stop this. For. - Do you have chocolate...

Let's begin.

- Mr. Gould? - Madam Judge...

The Sovereign Immunities Act [AISE] was approved in 1976,

a good 38 years after the events under consideration.

It seems obvious that the AISE deliberations

cannot be applied retroactively and I'm stumped

that Mrs. Altmann's advisors have not alerted her to this fact.

She would have saved a good deal of inconveniences

and an equal dose of false hope.

No, not because of that... it's not a inconvenience to me.

Mondays are stops at my store...

- ...anyway, so... - That's great to hear...

Mrs. Altmann, but from now on From now on, do you care?

to just talk when asked?

There are some standards that have to be obeyed in a courtroom.

Mrs. Judge, Mr. Gould You are right... to point out

that AISE was activated in 1976,

but you are wrong in this theory that it cannot be applied retroactively.

Um, if... I may?

Despite the actions

occurred before 1976 Although they are rare, they existed.

Here are three examples of this.

Thank you very much, Mr. Schoenberg... I am sure that this

It will be a fascinating read.

Let's suspend for ten minutes.

This is a subject internal to Austria.

Anything else would be a violation of its national sovereignty.

After all, there is a forum for Mrs. Altmann

follow up on her case in Austria...

without recourse to American courts

and American taxpayers' money.

I appreciate Mr. Gould's concern with the American taxpayer,

but to take this case to a court in Austria

it would be necessary for Mrs. Altmann was a multimillionaire.

It's not an option.

In fact, we ran out all other options.

If that weren't the case, we wouldn't be here today before this judgment.

The complainant adequately demonstrated

that AISE can be applied to events prior to 1976.

Furthermore, given the prohibitive costs,

this court decided that Austria has

from a misfit forum for the resolution of the complainant's accusation.

- Madam Judge… - The defense's motion to dismiss the case was rejected.

All stand.

First obstacle overcome.

You know, I always thought they should there are more women judges.

It's a setback, for sure...

Dr. Dreimann.

Congratulations, Mr. Schoenberg.

An unexpected result that without a doubt...

- ...it will have enchanted you. - You are a very busy man.

I hope you will consider mediation.

There will be no mediation, Mr. Schoenberg.

You were exceptionally lucky today, But don't be fooled, we'll take this

to the Supreme Court if necessary.

Good morning to Mr.

Enjoy Disneyland.

Mrs. Altmann, I'm Ronald Lauder.

Estée's son.

His lipsticks are wonderful.

Stay Mocha... my favorite.

Please sit.

I have a lot of respect for your demand.

Works of art stolen by the Nazis are the last prisoners of World War II,

and Adele is your queen.

My aunt would be very flattered.

I was a young man when I saw the portrait for the first time,

and I fell in love immediately.

- Oh... - And that's why...

that I want it for mine gallery in New York.

We are putting the cart ahead of the horse, Mr. Lauder.

Well, a person has to do what you can

to make a favorable outcome as likely as possible

Which brings me to young Mr. Schoenberg.

Well he has been a formidable ally...

And it continues to be.

Well, he's very smart, but I'm afraid

that he is not prepared to the Supreme Court, Ms. Altmann.

Lead her through of a complex appeals process

It's one thing, but Washington?

It would be like sending a boy home from school to the battle front.

He thinks?

I'm willing to pay for it the best representation from now on.

The person I have in mind is for art restitution

like.. Einstein is for relativity.

He did his homework of his process.

Let's say he knows what he's doing. Can I ask him to call you?

You can ask to give a turn around the pool table.

I stay with the boy from school, Mr. Lauder.

Definitely.

He repeated attempts

to cancel this case... For the defense it was nothing...

Honey, we have to take Dora her mother and then go to the hospital.

- Should I speak louder? - Honey, your water broke.

- Speak louder… what? - My water just broke.

Okay, stay calm, stay calm.

- He is well? - Honey, I'm fine.

- You're going to have a baby right now. - I'm aware of that.

Okay, I think you should wear this tie and this shirt in the Supreme Court.

This is the one your father gave you.

You have to take me to the hospital, and then you have to go

to Washington; you have to do this

- for all of us - Wait, wait.

- Are you sure about that? - Listen…

Whatever you said, I want you to know that I'm on your side,

and even if you don't win, we will deal with the situation.

Anyway, we'll be fine.

Yes.

Is doing the most correct.

Suck on a cough drop.

It has a cherry flavor.

I'll leave it here for later.

My dear...

Even if we don't go any further,

we went all the way all the way to the Supreme Court.

And that's a long walk for an Austrian girl like me.

Can you point me in the direction from the bathroom, sir?

Great, now repeat,

but now with an American accent.

If you talk like that no one will understand you.

He can talk. He looks like a fool from Frankfurt.

I'm a man, not a sausage.

Maria Altmann! Which one of you is Maria Altmann?

- I. - Oh.

Telegram to Mrs.

It's my sister's.

Wait for us in California.

But he received news from Vienna.

Your father?

We will hear the argument next in process 0313.

The Republic of Austria versus Maria Altmann.

Mr. Gould.

Mr. Judge President, and I hope to please the court,

I will make a succinct argument, sir.

This is an internal matter for Austria.

It has no place in American courts.

Thank you, Mr. Gould.

Mr. Franks, representing the United States Government.

Your statement opening, please.

Mr. Judge President,

If these laws were enforced retroactively,

This could open cases against a number of foreign states,

which would complicate things even more our international relations.

Give me an example.

There are currently cases pending against countries such as Japan and France.

So what are you saying is that Mrs. Altmann

shouldn't complain your paintings

because this would affect our relations with Japan?

This would be a possible precedent, Mr Judge.

Mrs. Altmann,

It appears that if your case progresses,

world diplomacy will collapse,

and the responsibility will be exclusively yours.

Mr. Schoenberg.

Mr. Judge President,

I hope to please the court...

because we believe that appealing to AISE is not retroactively prohibited.

Because it's not equally easy to say

which has retroactive effects?

Hmm? Because the question is,

"When jurisdiction should be exercised

for a particular purpose?"

Sorry, I don't believe it have understood the issue.

I'm not sure either to have understood.

Does anyone understand?

We are very sensitive

to the Government's concerns, Mr. Judge President,

of the argument from Pandora's box.

But each country is different and poses different conditions,

On the contrary, for example, of Cuba, in the case of Austria,

there is a treaty, so There is no doubt as to what type

of law can be applied.

We suggest opening the box

and just remove this case

with tweezers and then return to close it again.

The defense in this case

tried continuously frustrate our attempts,

lifting all possible objections,

threatening with an Apocalypse in international relations,

but let's put things in another perspective.

This is a case of a woman who wants to get back what is rightfully hers.

Mrs. Altmann came to America

still young in search of peace.

Let's give her justice too.

Thank you, Mr. Schoenberg.

Mrs. Altmann, was surprised for seeing the US Government

supporting the Austrians in an attempt to dismiss the case?

Certain people would like for me to hurry up and die.

Why not the Americans too?

David Pike, court reporter.

It was impressive in there, without a doubt.

Oh! Thank you. R-R-Randy Schoenberg.

It takes about three months until the verdict is known,

but there is no chance of who will win.

- OK. - I've been doing this work for 34 years.

I always get it right. It's in your body language.

Well, thank you... that's one lively way to end the day.

- Always on orders. - OK.

- Very good, congratulations. - Good luck.

OK.

Hello, Nathan.

He waved at you.

Oh.

Hello, friend.

Baby, can you stop looking to your watch every two minutes?

Hello?

OK.

Yes.

You can't give up yet.

The fight goes on.

The Supreme Court ruled in our favor. We can take the Austrians to court.

Thanks.

From the first moment I saw you, I knew he was the right man for this.

That's why I ignored all the bad things.

I thought this was the outcome I wanted.

Of course, we'll go with them to court.

They will try other ways to push, you know.

This may take a few more years.

She may not live long enough to watch the outcome and we don't have the money for it.

Baby, we've come so far. We can't stop now.

There is one more thing that we could try.

As a gesture of reconciliation,

I am willing to allow the paintings stay at Belvedere.

Everything you have to do is to admit that they took them illegally.

Yes, and then, of course, reach some understanding

regarding the issue of compensation.

I'm sorry but we won't do nothing and that's it.

Can you help me understand the position inflexible who are taking?

We won't pay for something that we believe to be ours,

and we will fight with you until the end before we give in to this.

Arbitration in Vienna.

-Randy? - We chose...

one of the mediators you choose, the other and the third is neutral.

Now you're being sensible.

That doesn't seem like a reasonable idea.

Randy, can I talk to you in private please?

Excuse us.

First make me accept

a mediation and now this.

Are you crazy enough to believe that a mediation in Vienna

Will you vote in our favor?

Honestly, I don't believe let us have another chance.

That means going back to Austria.

Maria...

Listen to me.

I can not stay here I'll discuss it with you, ok?

I'm doing what I want seems to be the best.

Now, you just have to stay calm just once and trust me.

No, Randy, I won't stay calm.

No.

He arrives.

Congratulations, Dr. Dreimann.

His tactics worked.

I'm not going to keep playing this game.

Goodbye, gentlemen.

Goodbye, Mrs. Altmann.

Maria...

Beautiful, Maria, very beautiful.

Do not want to talk to you.

Well the feeling is mutual, but we have no alternative.

He finished. No.

It was a mistake.

What ended? What are you saying?

I'm saying we should accept defeat.

And get back to what's left of our lives.

Gone mad?

I'm saying I'm tired and that they can keep the paintings!

What am I saying, Randy, is that, from this moment on,

I no longer need your services.

You are kidding with me?

I gave everything I had. I'm full of debt.

My wife and my children,

everything that interests me in this world,

and you have the nerve to...

Everything I did, I did

to be able to recover the damn paintings!

I wish I never had asked him.

And you have the nerve to come here and tell me it's over?

We're so close, you...

Wait.

The Austrians will never give up.

Never.

But I won't allow let them humiliate me again.

Go back to Vienna if you have to, but this time, I won't go with you.

It's on you, Randy.

Arbitration can be financially bearable,

but it is also a risk.

The man we chose to be one of the mediators

It's a safe bet, but I'm worried with the other two, I can't lie.

The one chosen by the Austrian State He is a strict traditionalist.

I don't see him deciding in your favor.

As for the third...

Well, it's a game.

Let's wait.

I never thought I'd come back, and personally,

to be honest, I don't think it's the right decision.

You're betting on how Austria has changed.

- Hello. - Goodnight.

It starts in two minutes.

Yes, two tickets please.

Has the same name of the composer.

What a coincidence.

The Austrian Government provided us

your case in writing for our reading.

Mr. Schoenberg, also had the opportunity

to do the same, but he chose

for presenting the introductory points

of your oral argument.

You can make your presentation.

Thank you sir.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm pleased to be here today before you for two reasons.

First, like mine opponents in this case,

I always believed that this it was an internal matter for Austria,

that should be decided...

within its borders.

The first time I came for myself.

This time I came for him.

And the second reason I like

is to be in Vienna again,

because my client,

Mrs. Altmann and I we are both Austrian.

But don't get me wrong we are also very American

but... our families and the roots we share

are part of the culture Of this city.

Somewhere in the heart of this world

there is a woman by whose portrait

both sides are disputing:

Adele Bloch-Bauer.

During my visits I understood this country

that there are two Austrias, one who oppose restitution

to the victims of Nazism,

but also another, that recognizes injustices

committed against the population Jew from Austria,

and against all odds try to correct them.

As I hope to have demonstrated in my written argument,

the law favors restitution.

A chain of events and crimes

point to the indisputable fact

that the paintings in question went to Belvedere

and there they stayed more than half a century

in a way that was or dishonest or illegal,

and that Adele's own will has no legal validity.

Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, This is a historic moment.

A moment when the past asks for something from the present.

For many years outside these terrible things happened.

People barbarized other people,

persecuted,

sent many of them to their deaths,

destroying entire families.

And they stole them.

Your assets, means of subsistence,

very precious objects to them.

And among these people were the Bloch-Bauers,

the family of a dear friend of mine.

So I ask you now, as Austrians,

as human beings,

that recognize the error.

Not just by Maria Altmann,

but for Austria.

Look at that.

When I was a child,

my father used to bring me here on Sundays.

Yes, me too, for waffles and ice cream, yes.

My father was a remarkable man.

When I was little, she looked at him with pride.

I adored him.

And I wanted to be like him when he grew up.

When I was 15 I discovered that he had been a Nazi, Maria.

A passionate follower of the Third Reich.

All my life I've been trying make up for my father's sins.

Every day I ask myself

how could he have become the person he was.

And every day, I try get away from him.

You are a good man, Hubertus.

A good man.

And now?

Yes.

Come on.

My heart is racing.

We the arbiters ponder both sides of this complex case.

Trying to keep an open mind

As we check the evidence,

and we reached a verdict.

Our decision today is that the portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer

and other paintings of Klimt in question...

they must return to their niece...

Maria Altmann.

For the first time in a long time

I'm proud to be Austrian.

Oh, it must have.

It's almost time for the newspapers. How am I?

Sexy and victorious.

- Oh yeah? - How am I?

She's sexy and victorious.

Mrs. Altmann, may I say a word?

Yes of course.

I'm defeated...

but I ask you, I beg you,

beg...

don't leave these paintings leave their motherland.

Let's get to one understanding.

I'm sure we can make a generous offer.

I'm sad for them too not stay in Adele's country.

But throughout this process, I tried to negotiate,

I tried to keep the dialogue open,

and throughout this process frustrated my intentions

and closed the doors in my face.

So now...

I am tired...

And my aunt will cross the Atlantic

to make America her home, like I did a long time ago.

Goodbye, Mrs. Altmann.

I think our friend should be in need of some attention.

Yes.

He said we wouldn't have been successful without you?

No.

Maria?

Just a minute, Randy.

He is well?

Thank you my love.

Thank you from the bottom from my heart,

for everything he did.

But my mistake was thinking that this,

that this would make everything okay,

to get better.

It didn't stay, you know.

Because I left them here.

I left them here, my love.

Maria.

The time has come, hasn't it?

Come here, my dear.

Now I'm leaving.

Is doing the most correct.

But I do not want.

You have to go, Maria.

You have to move on. There is no future for you here.

America will be your home.

Yes, Papa.

And so, from now on...

we speak in the language of your future.

When our family came to Vienna,

Maria...

they were not rich.

We work a lot.

We did everything what we could to contribute

and to be accepted.

We are proud of what we did,

and we are proud of what we are.

No one can take that away from us.

And now...

the moment you leave...

I only ask One thing, my dear.

What is it, Papa?

Remember us.

Take us in your heart, Maria, and learns to be happy again.

Then...

now?

I've been thinking about that smart Mr. Lauder.

I think I want Adele Go dedicate yourself to her gallery.

My only condition is that she always be on public display.

This way everyone can marvel at her.

After all, he is too big to my house.

You will be able to buy a new house. Buy whatever you want.

I would like to have a new one dishwasher.

You know, your grandfather I would be proud of you.

It's keeping the memory alive.

Well, I didn't do it alone.

Excuse me for a moment?

Clear.

Can I help you?

I know this house. May I take a look at it?

Clear. Please.

Maria, Maria come here, bring the noose.

68 YEARS AFTER THE PAINTINGS THEY WERE TAKEN BY THE NAZIS

THEY WERE RETURNED TO MARIA ALTMANN.

AT THE REQUEST OF MARY THE PORTRAIT BY ADELE BLOCH-BAUER

IT IS NOW ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT NEUE GALLERY IN NEW YORK.

IT WAS ACQUIRED BY RONALD LAUDER FOR 135 MILLION DOLLARS.

WITH THE MONEY EARNED FROM MARY’S CASE, RANDY SET UP HIS OWN FIRM

OF LAW, WHERE HE SPECIALIZED IN REFUND OF ART.

PLUS, HE PAID FOR A NEW BUILDING TO THE LOS ANGELES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM.

MARIA CONTINUED LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AND WORKING IN YOUR STORE

YOU DONATED WHAT YOU RECEIVED FOR THE PAINTINGS TO FAMILY AND MANY INSTITUTIONS

OF CHARITY, INCLUDING THE LOS ANGELES OPERA.

HE DIED IN 2011 AT THE AGE OF 94.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 100 THOUSAND WORKS ART TAKEN BY NAZIS

HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THEIR LEGITIMATE OWNERS.

*Translation and Subtitling JR2015*