Klimt Movie

ONCE deemed pornographic, Gustav Klimt's golden, mosaic-like paintings of sensuous women and ecstatic couples are no longer shocking. But for writer-director Raúl Ruiz, they offer a window into a pivotal time in history. In "Klimt," opening Friday, Ruiz evokes the paintings' shimmering surfaces and delves beneath them to capture the opulence and uncertainty of early 20th century Vienna.

ONCE deemed pornographic, Gustav Klimt's golden, mosaic-like paintings of sensuous women and ecstatic couples are no longer shocking. But for writer-director Raúl Ruiz, they offer a window into a pivotal time in history. In "Klimt," opening Friday, Ruiz evokes the paintings' shimmering surfaces and delves beneath them to capture the opulence and uncertainty of early 20th century Vienna.

It's raining gold on John Malkovich. Feather-light flecks of gold leaf swirl through the atelier where he sits, bent over a drawing board. An argument with a woman has interrupted his painstaking inlay work, and now she has left, slamming the door. He strokes the cat curled in his lap, contemplating the canvas on the easel beside him.

It's raining gold on John Malkovich. Feather-light flecks of gold leaf swirl through the atelier where he sits, bent over a drawing board. An argument with a woman has interrupted his painstaking inlay work, and now she has left, slamming the door. He strokes the cat curled in his lap, contemplating the canvas on the easel beside him.

John Malkovich will play the lead in a movie about the life of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. The movie, "Klimt," will depict the life of the famous art nouveau painter whose masterpieces include "The Kiss." Shooting will begin Jan. 4 in Vienna, the film's leading producer, epo-film, said Thursday. Producers from London, Paris and Munich, Germany, are also involved in making the film, which is expected to premiere in May.