An interesting and important film

Rating: 8/10 (17 April 2015)

On the whole, I enjoyed this film. It engendered intense empathy in me as it stimulated my recalled these events from World WarII. Helen Mirren is exceptional as Helen Mirren plays Maria Altmann. Ryan Reynolds does a yeoman job as E. Randol Schoenberg—thought he's bit stoic at times. The miss en scene is skillfully portrayed with excellent cinematography, background locations, costumes, props, etc. Directing, and editing are first-rate. And, as noted art direction is superb. I wonder how she gets from Cologne in Nazi Germany to the USA? What happened to her husband? Also, I have concerns that the Schoenbrunn Palace was shone several times as other buildings in Vienna.