0:01:03 > 0:01:06IN GERMAN:
0:01:47 > 0:01:50My sister, Luise, we really loved each other,
0:01:50 > 0:01:52but the truth is we were always competing.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57If life is a race, then she has beaten me to the finishing line.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59But if it is a boxing match,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01then I am the last one standing.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03THEY CHUCKLE
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Either way, we went through a great deal together,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10and I will miss you.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19IN GERMAN:
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Barbara, thank you so much for coming. It means a lot to me.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Our families go back a long way.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Your son, the lawyer, how is he?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Oh, struggling, I'm afraid.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35After law school, he went to work for a fancy firm,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and then decided to go out on his own in Pasadena.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- And what happened? - It all fell apart.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Add those debts to seven years of student loans, and things aren't great.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49You need a lawyer?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Just some letters I found in my sister's belongings.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I need advice from someone I can trust.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I'll have him call you.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I really feel...
0:03:03 > 0:03:07I really feel like, with a firm such as this, sir,
0:03:07 > 0:03:08that I would be
0:03:08 > 0:03:10ready and willing to... PHONE RINGS
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Hello?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17No, not a, not a, not a good time, Mom.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Not a good time - I'll call, call you later.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Hi, Randy Schoenberg here to see Bergen, Brown and Sherman.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41OK.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I'd like to make the most of the opportunities offered here.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46With a firm as impressive as this, I'd be extremely motivated
0:03:46 > 0:03:48to deliver my very best each and every day.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50You any relation to the famous composer, Schoenberg?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Arnold was my grandfather, sir.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54But he died before I was born.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57His music demands a certain quality of application.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00But the rewards validate the effort.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02One of the things I'd most look forward to about, uh,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04working here is exploring your larger scale...
0:04:04 > 0:04:06And Judge Schoenberg is your father.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Retired now, yes, sir.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Outstanding lineage, Mr Schoenberg.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Yes, sir.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15What happened in Pasadena?
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Well, I took a risk.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Set up my own law firm, and it didn't pay off. You know.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Working for yourself isn't all it's hyped up to be.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24So now you're ready to work with others?
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Yes, sir.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Well, let's give it a go, Mr Schoenberg.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Thanks, Mom(!)
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I was expecting you at six. It's ten past.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54My apologies, Mrs Altmann. It was gridlock on Wilshire.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57You look tired and stressed, but you're not bad-looking.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- You were such a skinny boy. - Thank you.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02So, what do you know about art restitution?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Not a thing.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Well, it's never too late to learn.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Why don't you come on inside?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Have some strudel. I made it specially for you.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37My sister is the pretty little girl on the left, Luise.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40And I am the moody one next to her.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45My parents, Therese and Gustav.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49My uncle Ferdinand, who owned a sugar company,
0:05:49 > 0:05:54and his wife, Aunt Adele, who died so young.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Adele didn't have any children,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59so we all lived together as one family.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01In a way, I had two sets of parents.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11LAUGHTER
0:06:11 > 0:06:13The Bloch-Bauers.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19I found these letters amongst my sister's belongings.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Look, I've translated them for you, on the back.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Hm.
0:06:23 > 0:06:241948?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27From our family lawyer in Vienna, Johann Rinesch.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31All about our paintings that were stolen by the Nazis.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33OK.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35I read in The New York Times
0:06:35 > 0:06:37that things are changing in Austria.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38How are they changing?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41They're redrafting the art restitution laws.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Reviewing old cases.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49My sister finally moves in with me.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53The only problem is she decides to do it when she's dead.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Well, at least you won't be having any arguments that way.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57HE CHUCKLES
0:06:59 > 0:07:01What I mean is-is that, you know how roommates,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04they tend to argue about dishes in the sink and stuff and
0:07:04 > 0:07:06you won't be having any arguments,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09because, about dishes, cos, you know...
0:07:09 > 0:07:10cos she's dead.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12So...
0:07:12 > 0:07:13I'm so sorry. I'm I was...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I was making a joke and it didn't, uh...
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Ah, here she is.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21My Aunt Adele.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25My uncle commissioned Gustav Klimt to paint her.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28That's quite a painting.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30It's magnificent.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34She was taken off the walls of our home by the Nazis,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37and since then, she's been hanging
0:07:37 > 0:07:39in the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40And now you'd like to be reunited.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Wouldn't that be lovely?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Make you a rich woman, I'm sure.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48You think that's what this is about?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54No, I have to do what I can to keep these memories alive.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Because people forget, you see.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01Especially the young.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10And then, of course, there's justice.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I bored you to tears tonight.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Four times you looked at your watch.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23You know, this was a test and we both failed.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27I'm sorry. I-I-I'm sorry I wasted your time.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28I got a new job today.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31A baby that keeps me up at night, a wife I want to make happy.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35So why would you be interested in ancient history?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Goodbye, my dear.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Struwwelpeter.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Struwwelpeter, the book that you had in your hand.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46My grandmother used to read that to me.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Terrifying. The one about the boy who gets swept away by the wind.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Into a terrible adventure.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Used to frighten me, too.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Why don't you just take a look at these,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01and tell me if I have a case.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02That's all I ask from you.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08"11th of April, 1948.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10"Dear Luise Bloch-Bauer"
0:09:10 > 0:09:12That's her sister.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14"The Austrian government has decided
0:09:14 > 0:09:16"they will hold on to the Klimt portrait of your aunt
0:09:16 > 0:09:17"and four other Klimts which they insist
0:09:17 > 0:09:20"were bequeathed to the gallery in her will,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22"a fact which they claim as incontestable.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25"The will itself
0:09:25 > 0:09:28"I have not seen
0:09:28 > 0:09:30"despite my persistent attempts to do so.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33"Yours sincerely, Johann Rinesch."
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Her lawyer never saw the will?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Nobody saw the will.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Randy!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Hi, Mrs Altmann. Hi.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Uh, we just, we just need to photocopy these
0:09:51 > 0:09:53just over here, OK?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Everybody here looks as if they're having nervous breakdowns.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58They are, they are.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I was up till 3am. I did a little research for you.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I'm impressed.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Get someone on the ground in Vienna. For the first time in 50 years, they've opened up the archives,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07so start by trying to find a copy of Adele's will.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- And then what?- The Austrian Ministry of Culture will set up a committee to review each case individually,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14but you need to fill out an application for them to consider your claim by the end of next month
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- at the latest.- Next month? - At the latest, yes, I've already sent away for the form.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Slow down. You can explain everything to me
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- over lunch.- No. Mrs Altmann, I can't do lunch.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I know a very nice place. They do excellent rice pudding.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29All right, these are three names
0:10:29 > 0:10:32of the top restitution lawyers in America.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34They're going to cost you, but without them it's a non-starter.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37No, no, all I have is my shop, my bungalow and a little money
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I saved up for a new dishwasher.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43No, I can't go throwing cash at fancy lawyers.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Right, I-I have to go, so...
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Can't you just help me out a little bit, on the side?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50You know, like a hobby.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53There is no "on the side" here, Maria.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55This is a full-time job, this is not a hobby.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58You are quite rude, you're a little uncouth,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00and you are completely disinterested in the past.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03And you have an unusual talent for making me feel good about myself.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04But you have the connection.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07What connection?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Family, Randy.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Your grandparents came here from Austria.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16You see, we share the same history.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Oh, how can you see out of those glasses?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20They're filthy.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Yes, that's better. Help you see more clearly.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58I see this as a possible investment for the firm.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00You really think a painting that ends up as a fridge magnet
0:12:00 > 0:12:02will ever leave Austria?
0:12:02 > 0:12:03I think it'd be a mistake not to take a look.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07One week, max.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Thank you. Thank you, sir.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I want you back here on the third.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Uh, absolutely, sir. Thank you.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Still working?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- I'll close the shop only when I croak.- Big news.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29I got the green light. I'm going to go over there,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I'm going to try to find the will, and then we'll take it from there.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Oh! Randy!
0:12:34 > 0:12:35That's wonderful!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37You're chomping at the bite all of a sudden.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Yes, I am. And I have another idea.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42My mother sent this over.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45There's an art restitution conference planned for later this month.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48They're looking for speakers. I think you should be one of them.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- What are you talking about? - Elegant descendant
0:12:50 > 0:12:51from one of the great Viennese families.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54The press would love you. It would speed things up.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It'd apply pressure.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Well...
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I love your enthusiasm, and, after all, I'm not a spring chicken.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02We have to get a move on.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06But I'm afraid, in your haste, there's been a misunderstanding.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07How's that?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I'm not going back to that place. Not now, not ever.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I-I don't understand.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14They destroyed my family,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16they killed my friends,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18and they forced me to abandon
0:13:18 > 0:13:21the people and the places that I loved.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22That was over a half a century ago.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24You think that's a long time?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It would be a few days, that's it. We'd be in and out.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Randy, you're not listening to me.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31I would rather die than go back there,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33not for all the paintings in the world.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Anyway... A week ago, you weren't even interested in the case,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41and now you're all over me like a rash. What happened?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Hmm. Against my better judgment,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I think I like you.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- 'For how long?- Four or five days, a week at the most.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Depends on the reception I get.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00What's your plan?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Dora, I'm not emigrating to the Congo,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I'm going to Austria for a few days, with the firm's blessing.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08What do you think?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11DORA COOS
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I think that's a yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20MAN SINGS IN GERMAN
0:14:35 > 0:14:38MAN CONTINUES SINGING IN GERMAN
0:15:33 > 0:15:35PHONE RINGS
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Hello? - I know it's the middle of the night,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42but if I wait until the morning,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I might change my mind.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I have decided to face the ghosts.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Mm.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53She's complicated.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Mm.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Oh, your mom called again this morning.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14She wants you to visit the Holocaust Memorial when you're there.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- She mentioned it already, seven times.- Well, she said to do it in honour
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- of your great-grandparents. - Siegmund and Malvina.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Oh, she had the most beautiful eyes, you know.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Enormous, like an owl.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26This is an awfully big suitcase you've packed, Maria.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27You sure you brought enough stuff?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29If I'm going back, I might as well do it in style.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Pam, darling, could you drive a little faster?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I, uh, I think, at this rate, we're going to miss the plane.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- We're going to be there four hours early.- Yes, but I want to buy perfume and cognac in duty-free.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Look, move over there.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Pam, darling, move over. Move over now.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44With pleasure, Mrs Altmann.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I never thought I'd come back.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Some guy from the Ministry's agreed to meet me tomorrow.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I'm sure he's in charge of paper clips.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59We're lucky anyone has agreed to meet us at all.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01You don't have to come, if you don't want to.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Oh, we haven't even arrived,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05and you're already trying to get rid of me?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07That's not what I said. I just meant you don't HAVE to come.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Anyway. I want to go to the Belvedere to visit my aunt.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14You know, the postcard doesn't do her justice.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- You were born in Vienna, Mrs Altmann?- Yes, yes, I was, yes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Uh, just around the corner, yes.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46IN GERMAN:
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Yes, but I choose to speak English.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50I hope you enjoy your stay.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I'll certainly try.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59SHE GASPS
0:18:59 > 0:19:02There it is.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05The apartment on the second floor - that's our home.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Oh, the things this house has seen, Randy.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Great artists, musicians, writers passed through those doors.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Including, of course, your grandfather.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22And Dr Freud himself.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26On my wedding night, half of Vienna was here.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Mrs Altmann?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I spotted your name on the list of speakers
0:19:34 > 0:19:36for the restitution conference and tracked you down.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- And you are?- Hubertus Czernin, investigative reporter.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Welcome to Vienna. - Thank you.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Can I buy you a drink?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Ah.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I'm the editor.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54My little Austrian baby. Keeps me sane.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58When I wrote a piece exposing the Nazi past
0:19:58 > 0:19:59of our own President Waldheim
0:19:59 > 0:20:03a man walked up to me in a supermarket and spat in my face.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05He called me a traitor.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07I said to him, "I'm a true Austrian."
0:20:07 > 0:20:09And what makes you interested in a couple of...
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Californian tourists, Mr Czernin?
0:20:12 > 0:20:15I just thought you could do with an Austrian friend.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16What for?
0:20:16 > 0:20:20You know, this whole restitution thing began as a PR exercise.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Austria wanted to improve its image abroad,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25but now it's turning into a Pandora's box.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27They don't want to give away their treasures.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30So they're going to put as many obstacles in your way as possible,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33and I might just be able to help you get over some of them.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36What's in it for you? What's your motive?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Let's just say it's a very particular brand of patriotism.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Now, if you will excuse me,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I think I will treat us to another round of drinks.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Oh, yes, that's a wonderful idea.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12MAN SINGS ITALIAN ARIA
0:21:55 > 0:21:57GUESTS LAUGH
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Mazel tov!
0:22:25 > 0:22:26ALL RESPOND IN GERMAN
0:24:58 > 0:25:00'The restitution committee'
0:25:00 > 0:25:03has decided your case is worthy of a review, Mrs Altmann.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Young Mr Schoenberg and I have travelled all this way,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08so we would appreciate discussing the case
0:25:08 > 0:25:10with the committee before they make the decision.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14The committee does not interact with external parties.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16And we are an external party, are we?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19The paintings belonged to Mrs Altmann's family.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22You must trust that all due procedures will be followed.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24And now, if you don't mind,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I have a reception to go to.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Do enjoy your stay in our beautiful city.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33It has been a real pleasure...
0:25:33 > 0:25:35to meet you.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47HE SIGHS How're you doing?
0:25:47 > 0:25:51I don't know if I have the strength to deal with these people
0:25:51 > 0:25:53and I've only been here a day.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Come on, let's go.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02There's no way we're going to get a copy
0:26:02 > 0:26:03of Adele's will before we have to leave.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07No. The archive department was not exactly helpful.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Well, thankfully, I have what is commonly known
0:26:09 > 0:26:11as a mole at the Belvedere.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Someone who can speed things up.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15On Mondays, the museum is closed,
0:26:15 > 0:26:17but my friendly mole will be waiting for you.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I hope you're not allergic to a little dust.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Now, didn't I tell you he was going to be useful, Randy?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Be patient, Maria. He's soon going to find out
0:26:26 > 0:26:30that some Austrians are his friends, whatever their motives.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Keep working at it.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33HUBERTUS CHUCKLES
0:26:41 > 0:26:43MARIA SIGHS
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Amalie Zuckerkandl.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Also painted by Klimt.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54She was a friend of our family.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57She died in a death camp.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Belzec, yes.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Mrs Altmann, your aunt is around this corner.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04Are you ready for the reunion?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17SHE GASPS
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Rightly or wrongly, she has become embedded in Austria's identity.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31A national icon. Adele has become part of the country's psyche.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Aunt Adele.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34CROWD CHEERING, MARCHING BAND PLAYING
0:28:54 > 0:28:56CHEERING GETS LOUDER
0:30:34 > 0:30:37CELLO PLAYING GENTLE MINOR-KEY MELODY
0:32:46 > 0:32:47HAMMERING ON DOOR
0:34:23 > 0:34:26I could've searched for the family file on my own, you know.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28I wasn't going to miss all the fun.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32This is like a James Bond film, and you're Sean Connery.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Yeah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Hello.- I'm Anna.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36- Hi.- Hello.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- It's an honour to meet you.- Thank you so much for doing this for us.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42So you know Hubertus?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Everything from the museum records prior to 1972
0:34:45 > 0:34:46is held in the same room.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53I think you're going to have a busy day.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Roll up your sleeves, Randy.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Tsk!
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Congratulations. Quite a treasure trove of information.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Hubertus and I were up all night going over the file.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Well, I'm glad to see you're getting on so well together.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34So now we can start
0:35:34 > 0:35:37to actually put together a picture of what really happened.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Maria, you are the living link to the past.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Hanging on by my fingernails.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Tell us what you know.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Adele died in 1925.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Meningitis. She was only 43.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50My Uncle Ferdinand was devastated.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53And then, of course, the will, written in 1923,
0:35:53 > 0:35:55two years before she died.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Her signature. Oh, my God.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I'll translate as accurately as I can.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02"I kindly ask my husband
0:36:02 > 0:36:04"to bequeath my portrait
0:36:04 > 0:36:06"and the other Klimt paintings after his death
0:36:06 > 0:36:08"to the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna."
0:36:12 > 0:36:13So she did leave them to the gallery.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Oh, Randy, have we come all this way for nothing?
0:36:17 > 0:36:18One step at a time, Maria.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21She does, in fact, request for the paintings to go
0:36:21 > 0:36:24to the Belvedere, but the request has a very specific condition attached to it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25She specifically asks the paintings
0:36:25 > 0:36:28go to the Belvedere after Ferdinand's death.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Let's tell the story chronologically.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31Maria, do you have any idea of what happened
0:36:31 > 0:36:33to your family's property after you got away?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Not at all. Unlike Lot's wife, I never looked back.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Maybe now it's time to know.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41After you escaped Austria, Maria, your home
0:36:41 > 0:36:44became the scene of one of the great thefts of the time.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Your family's belongings
0:36:48 > 0:36:50ended up in the hands of the most powerful
0:36:50 > 0:36:51criminals of the Nazi elite.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54All of our things, our personal things?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Did you know, for instance, that one of your uncle's favourite paintings,
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- a Waldmuller portrait of Count Esterhazy... - Yes, yes, I remember.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00It was hanging in the living room.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02I never liked it, actually.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06..ended up decorating the walls of no less a place than the Berghof,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Hitler's private residence in the Bavarian Alps.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Or that your aunt's necklace,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13the same one she wears in the Klimt portrait,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15came to adorn the neck of Emmy Goering,
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Hermann Goering's wife?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I don't think I want to hear this.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21The Nazis themselves were not so keen on the Klimts.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23They were, after all, a bit too degenerate for their taste.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25But the paintings caught the eye of someone
0:37:25 > 0:37:29with a more prescient and refined appreciation of art,
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Bruno Grimshitz. - Grimshitz?!
0:37:31 > 0:37:33The paintings were taken off the walls of your family home
0:37:33 > 0:37:36and carefully transported to the Belvedere.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Certain facts had to be altered,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41like your aunt's name and her Jewish provenance, of course.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42For a short while after the war,
0:37:42 > 0:37:44she became simply known as
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Woman In Gold.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49So her identity was stolen, as well.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52It wasn't enough to rob your family and try to destroy it.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55No. You had to be eradicated from history.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- So the paintings reached the Belvedere.- In 1941.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- Your uncle, Maria, died... - At the end of the war, 1945.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04So, contrary to the request in Adele's will,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07the paintings ended up in the Belvedere well before his death.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10And if I'm not mistaken, he wrote his own will before he died.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Yes, he did.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Leaving everything he owned, or at least what was left of it,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16to you and your sister, his only living heirs.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18It was one of the last things he did before he died a few days later.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Yes, but won't they argue that Adele did leave them to the gallery?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24So, really, we don't have a case.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Randy, why don't you show Maria our trump card?
0:38:27 > 0:38:28What's this?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31That is a declaration that Ferdinand paid
0:38:31 > 0:38:32- for the paintings.- Mm.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35He was the rightful owner, not Adele.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38The paintings weren't hers to give away.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40So the will is invalid?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Technically, it's not a will.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44It's not legally binding.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45It's more like a wish.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Now we need to get all this to Rudolf Wran, the head of the restitution committee.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Yes. And then your aunt is coming home with us.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53Oh!
0:38:53 > 0:38:54Randy, wait and listen.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59She is the Mona Lisa of Austria.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Do you think they will just let her go?
0:39:03 > 0:39:04See, we've left Mr Wran
0:39:04 > 0:39:06four messages this morning alone.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Mr Wran is very busy right now.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- You understand? - Yes, of course we understand,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12but it is essential that we speak with him.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- The problem is it's imperative that we speak to him this morning. - Randy, is that him?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I think it's best if you leave him a message.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Mr Wran? Mr...Mr Rudolf Wran?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Hi. I'm Randy Schoenberg.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22This is my client, Mrs Altmann.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- How do you do? - Of course. I'm so sorry
0:39:24 > 0:39:26I haven't had a moment to reply to your calls.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Well, that's... - Please don't apologise.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30You're a very important man, very busy.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33There's new information the restitution committee needs to be aware of
0:39:33 > 0:39:35before they come to any decision on the Bloch-Bauer case.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Is there indeed?
0:39:37 > 0:39:40It's all in here. I've made some observations in the margins. Excuse my handwriting.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42You've been busy during your stay in Vienna.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45We didn't come here to eat cake.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Mr Schoenberg, I understand you're the composer's grandson.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Now, do you know what a fan I am of his work?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56You're a man of refined taste, Mr Wran.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58The genius of the 12-tone compositional system
0:39:58 > 0:40:00should not be underestimated.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Thank you for your efforts, but we have all the information we need now.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07If you'll excuse me, there's work to be done.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18It's hard to believe Hitler once applied to be an art student here.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21I wish they'd accepted him.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27They're all here.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29The woman just coming in the door...
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Elizabeth Gehrer, Minister of Culture.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34With your new friend, Rudolf Wran.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35Quite a turnout.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38They're putting on a very good show.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Welcome to the Restitution Conference.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47TRANSLATES INTO GERMAN
0:41:01 > 0:41:05I will never forget the day that they stormed in our house
0:41:05 > 0:41:08and...took our paintings off the wall.
0:41:08 > 0:41:14Our maid went into my mother's wardrobe...
0:41:14 > 0:41:17and took out the clothes, and she said to her,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20"Don't think of going to the police,
0:41:20 > 0:41:22"because they'll be here anyway."
0:41:22 > 0:41:24And so it was.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Some police came,
0:41:26 > 0:41:30and other people, and stripped the place.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33When people see the famous portrait, they see
0:41:33 > 0:41:37a masterpiece by one of Austria's finest artists.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40But I see a picture of my aunt,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43a woman who talked to me about life
0:41:43 > 0:41:45while I brushed her hair in her bedroom.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Restitution.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50You see, that's an interesting word.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53You know, I looked it up in the dictionary.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57"Restitution - the return of something to its original state."
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Now, that made me think.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03You see, I would love to return to my original state.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07I would love to be a happy woman living in this beautiful city.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Like so many of my generation who had to flee,
0:42:11 > 0:42:15I will never forgive them for preventing me from living here.
0:42:16 > 0:42:22At the very least, we should be reunited with what is rightfully ours.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Thank you.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Mrs Altmann, Dr Bernhard Kohler.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33I work at the Belvedere Gallery.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35And how can I help you, Dr Kohler?
0:42:35 > 0:42:39If the decision of the committee is in your favour, take the three landscapes,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41but we implore you, not the portraits.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42You have grown attached to them.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45We cannot imagine Austria without them.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- I can.- Well...
0:42:47 > 0:42:49once the past has been put to right,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52I would be open to an arrangement with you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Maria, may I speak with you for a moment?
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Will you excuse me? I think my lawyer's getting a trifle nervous.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Please feel free to call me so we can resume the conversation.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02I think we need to be careful about what we say.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Oh, you mean you think I should be careful about what I say.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08A moment ago, you called me your lawyer. Most people take advice from their lawyers.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Yes, when they ask for it.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Now, if you don't mind, I would like to walk back to the hotel alone.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38DISTANT BELL TOLLING
0:44:08 > 0:44:10MAN:
0:46:03 > 0:46:05BELL TOLLING
0:46:26 > 0:46:28DOOR BELLS JINGLING
0:46:53 > 0:46:54GRUNTING
0:46:58 > 0:47:00Ja, ja, ja.
0:47:23 > 0:47:24Hey!
0:48:18 > 0:48:19GRUNTING
0:48:40 > 0:48:43CROWD JEERS AND YELLS
0:49:32 > 0:49:33CAR HORN HONKS
0:49:39 > 0:49:41GUNSHOTS, GASPING
0:51:21 > 0:51:23WIND WHISTLING
0:52:57 > 0:52:58And this is Minister Gehrer.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00How do you do?
0:53:00 > 0:53:04Dr Dreimann here is our principal attorney on this very complicated case.
0:53:04 > 0:53:05Please sit.
0:53:09 > 0:53:14Some cases are more complicated than others,
0:53:14 > 0:53:17but after much deliberation,
0:53:17 > 0:53:19we regret to inform you, Frau Altmann,
0:53:19 > 0:53:23that the committee has decided that the five Klimt paintings
0:53:23 > 0:53:26hanging in the Belvedere will remain there.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Please tell me this is a joke.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33They're not joking, Randy.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37- Your aunt's will should be obeyed. - But that's the point. It isn't even a will.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41Uh, the paintings aren't hers to give away. Here.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43Uh, where is it?
0:53:43 > 0:53:46We have proof that the paintings were Ferdinand's property,
0:53:46 > 0:53:48not his wife's, which makes her will invalid.
0:53:48 > 0:53:49I think this is the one you're looking for.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53And that's ignoring the fact that there was a deliberate cover-up to conceal the manner
0:53:53 > 0:53:55in which the paintings ended up in the gallery.
0:53:55 > 0:53:56They're not interested in the facts, Randy.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58Your aunt's request needs to be respected.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00It's not a legally binding will.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Do you imagine my aunt would have written those words
0:54:03 > 0:54:04if she knew what was to come?
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Do you?
0:54:06 > 0:54:09The looting of her home, the murder of her people.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Our decision is non-negotiable.
0:54:11 > 0:54:15If you don't agree with it, your only option is to pursue the case in court.
0:54:16 > 0:54:17Come on, Randy, let's go.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23Dr Dreimann, you speak as if you knew my aunt,
0:54:23 > 0:54:25but you did not know her,
0:54:25 > 0:54:28and I can tell you right now that what you have decided today
0:54:28 > 0:54:32would make her ashamed to call herself an Austrian.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36And you should be ashamed, too.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44It's not America. In order to pursue the case in Austria,
0:54:44 > 0:54:49the government demands a deposit against the cost of 1.8 million, and that's for starters.
0:54:49 > 0:54:511.8 million?!
0:54:51 > 0:54:53Based on a portion of the estimated value of the paintings.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56OK, so on one hand, they're saying, "Take us to court."
0:54:56 > 0:54:59On the other hand, it's financially impossible for us to do that.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01Your hands are tied behind your back, yes.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03What about arbitration here in Vienna?
0:55:03 > 0:55:06Nobody will decide to give you back the paintings, Randy, nobody.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09It's a total waste of time and money.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12No more daydreaming.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14Thank you, Hubertus, for all your effort.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Come on, Randy.
0:55:17 > 0:55:18It's time to go pack.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20- Hubertus. - I'm sorry.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36KNOCKING ON DOOR
0:55:38 > 0:55:41- Just checking on you. - Come in. Sit down.
0:55:42 > 0:55:44How're you doing?
0:55:44 > 0:55:46I'm exhausted.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49That's what happens when you have to deal all day
0:55:49 > 0:55:50with a lot of grim shits.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53SHE CHUCKLES
0:55:53 > 0:55:55They'll never admit to what they did,
0:55:55 > 0:55:58because if they admit to one thing, they have to admit to it all.
0:55:58 > 0:55:59Admit to what?
0:55:59 > 0:56:01They were never victims.
0:56:01 > 0:56:05Most of them threw flowers and welcomed the Nazis with open arms,
0:56:05 > 0:56:07and that's the simple truth.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14It's with great pleasure that I announce
0:56:14 > 0:56:18that Klimt's Adele will be remaining in Austria.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20This is a victory for the Belvedere Gallery
0:56:20 > 0:56:21and a victory for the Austrian people.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24- Oh, enough. Switch it off. - Thank you.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28Tomorrow we will go home,
0:56:28 > 0:56:30and, on the way to the airport,
0:56:30 > 0:56:32we will stop to pay our respects
0:56:32 > 0:56:34at the Holocaust Memorial.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37That way, we will not have come here in vain.
0:56:38 > 0:56:39SHE SIGHS
0:56:44 > 0:56:47BELL TOLLING IN DISTANCE
0:56:47 > 0:56:49BICYCLE BELL DINGS
0:56:50 > 0:56:53The camp where my great-grandparents were murdered.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55Treblinka.
0:56:56 > 0:57:00They died soon after your grandfather escaped to America.
0:57:00 > 0:57:01I remember them well.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03They had a cherry blossom tree in the garden,
0:57:03 > 0:57:05and she had the most beautiful eyes.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09Your mother reminds me of her.
0:57:11 > 0:57:15Then they were taken away in the middle of the night.
0:57:19 > 0:57:20Randy...
0:57:20 > 0:57:23we must go to the airport now.
0:57:23 > 0:57:24OK.
0:57:26 > 0:57:28Know what? Um...
0:57:28 > 0:57:30I'm going to use the men's room.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33- I'll be right back. - Yes.
0:57:38 > 0:57:40HE INHALES
0:57:41 > 0:57:43HE EXHALES AND SNIFFLES
0:57:51 > 0:57:53LOUD THUMPING
0:58:06 > 0:58:08My grandfather used to say the three things that
0:58:08 > 0:58:10he hated most in life were Hitler, his grandmother,
0:58:10 > 0:58:13and the Los Angeles sun, but I got to say,
0:58:13 > 0:58:17everything about Los Angeles feels pretty damn great right now.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19You know if my darling Fritz was still alive,
0:58:19 > 0:58:21he would welcome us home with an aria.
0:58:21 > 0:58:22Welcome home.
0:58:22 > 0:58:25- To Randy and Maria. - ALL: Randy and Maria.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32We did our best and that's what matters.
0:58:32 > 0:58:35We did everything we could.
0:58:37 > 0:58:39The past is the past,
0:58:39 > 0:58:41and now we must let it go.
0:58:43 > 0:58:44WOMAN: Maria?
0:58:49 > 0:58:51- WHISPERING:- Randy.
0:58:52 > 0:58:54Hey.
0:58:54 > 0:58:56I went for the money.
0:58:57 > 0:59:01Those paintings are worth over 100 million.
0:59:01 > 0:59:03That's why I went out there with her.
0:59:05 > 0:59:06I went for the money, Pam.
0:59:08 > 0:59:11It's natural.
0:59:11 > 0:59:15But you're home now, and it's OK.
0:59:15 > 0:59:17Is it?
0:59:37 > 0:59:39BEEPING
0:59:39 > 0:59:41WHIRRING
0:59:48 > 0:59:49Randy?
1:00:17 > 1:00:19That's 29, sir.
1:00:21 > 1:00:24- Thank you, Mrs Scheff.- Goodbye.
1:00:26 > 1:00:29- Oh. Excuse me. - Thank you.
1:00:29 > 1:00:31Fancy seeing you again, after all this time.
1:00:31 > 1:00:34Belvedere catalogue, on sale in Barnes & Noble on Wilshire.
1:00:34 > 1:00:36And hello to you, too. What are you babbling about?
1:00:36 > 1:00:39You don't understand. We got 'em.
1:00:39 > 1:00:41You can sue them here, in the US.
1:00:41 > 1:00:44Oh. Not all that again.
1:00:44 > 1:00:46Oh, anyway, Randy, I thought you said
1:00:46 > 1:00:48we couldn't sue them here because of that
1:00:48 > 1:00:50foreign state immunity thing.
1:00:50 > 1:00:52I did, but I found a loophole. Three conditions.
1:00:52 > 1:00:56- Which are?- When the property's taken in violation of international law.
1:00:56 > 1:00:57- Which it was. - Thank you.
1:00:57 > 1:01:00And that property is owned by an agency of a foreign state.
1:01:00 > 1:01:02You mean the Belvedere Gallery?
1:01:02 > 1:01:06Thank you. And that agency engages in a commercial activity within the USA.
1:01:06 > 1:01:09Selling books in Barnes & Noble?
1:01:09 > 1:01:13Thank you. If you meet these criteria, you can sue them here in the US.
1:01:13 > 1:01:16Congratulations. You meet 'em. You can sue.
1:01:16 > 1:01:18Yes, but I don't want to.
1:01:20 > 1:01:23Oh, don't you remember what I told you, Randy?
1:01:23 > 1:01:24Sometimes it's...
1:01:24 > 1:01:27- SHE SIGHS - You just have to move on.
1:01:31 > 1:01:32'It's a long shot.'
1:01:32 > 1:01:34For starters, there's no precedent.
1:01:34 > 1:01:36There is. There's one case that I found, sir.
1:01:36 > 1:01:39A Jewish family from Argentina, they lost a hotel.
1:01:39 > 1:01:41The answer is no.
1:01:41 > 1:01:43I have a real feeling about this, sir.
1:01:43 > 1:01:46Since when have we been paying you to have feelings?
1:02:10 > 1:02:14'It's commonly known as an ultimatum, Randy.'
1:02:14 > 1:02:15I humoured you.
1:02:15 > 1:02:19"Let him go to Europe," I thought, "let him flex his muscles."
1:02:19 > 1:02:21God knows, I suppose there was a small part of me that hoped
1:02:21 > 1:02:22- you were onto something. - I think I am.
1:02:22 > 1:02:25You're not. There isn't a case.
1:02:25 > 1:02:28There's no enforcement mechanism between the US and Austria.
1:02:28 > 1:02:31- Just one more go, sir. - I need you here now.
1:02:31 > 1:02:34No more extracurricular stuff,
1:02:34 > 1:02:36and no more Klimts.
1:02:42 > 1:02:44'Hi there.'
1:02:44 > 1:02:48Hi. I'm here to file a lawsuit against the Austrian government.
1:02:48 > 1:02:50I've filled in the summons and that's the complaint.
1:02:50 > 1:02:53- What do I owe you? - Well, that'll cost you 165.
1:02:53 > 1:02:56I want to go to Austria one day, with my daughter.
1:02:56 > 1:02:58- HE CHUCKLES - She loves kangaroos.
1:03:01 > 1:03:02Maria?
1:03:02 > 1:03:04Hey, can you come with me for a second?
1:03:04 > 1:03:06I'd like you to witness something.
1:03:06 > 1:03:07Come on, come on, double time.
1:03:07 > 1:03:10- Hi.- Hi. - Is Consul Brandstetter around?
1:03:10 > 1:03:12- I'm afraid not, sir. - Oh, well, tell him
1:03:12 > 1:03:15that Mrs Altmann and Randy Schoenberg dropped by.
1:03:15 > 1:03:18- I think he may have heard of us. - OK.- What do we want with the Austrian Consul?
1:03:18 > 1:03:21Please inform him that I'm dropping off a summons and complaint. Here it is.
1:03:21 > 1:03:23We're taking the Austrian government to court.
1:03:23 > 1:03:26- Have a nice day. - Mm.- OK.
1:03:26 > 1:03:27Randy?
1:03:27 > 1:03:30Will you slow down a little, please, and tell me what's going on?
1:03:30 > 1:03:32We're taking them to court.
1:03:32 > 1:03:34No, you can't do this. You can't just go charging ahead
1:03:34 > 1:03:35like a mad steam roller.
1:03:35 > 1:03:38- Can't I? - Randy, stop walking so fast.
1:03:38 > 1:03:40I can't keep up with you. Stop!
1:03:40 > 1:03:42SHE PANTS
1:03:42 > 1:03:43Now...
1:03:43 > 1:03:44SHE PANTS
1:03:44 > 1:03:48I told you before I have no interest in suing them.
1:03:48 > 1:03:50I have had enough excitement.
1:03:50 > 1:03:52I have returned to my quiet life
1:03:52 > 1:03:55and finally begun to find some peace again.
1:03:55 > 1:03:56Say that again with conviction.
1:03:56 > 1:03:58Don't be impertinent.
1:03:58 > 1:03:59Oh, you do annoy me.
1:03:59 > 1:04:02Anyway, you don't have the time for this.
1:04:02 > 1:04:05You have a family to support, and you have a full-time job.
1:04:08 > 1:04:10Oh, no.
1:04:10 > 1:04:13- What do you mean you quit? - I quit my job.
1:04:14 > 1:04:17Hey, I talked to my father, he can give us a loan, you know.
1:04:17 > 1:04:20- Oh, great(!)- To keep us afloat for a few months.
1:04:20 > 1:04:21Just when we're expecting another baby.
1:04:21 > 1:04:23Don't you think we're under pressure enough?
1:04:23 > 1:04:26We're supposed to make these decisions together.
1:04:26 > 1:04:28- Isn't that the point?- Yeah.
1:04:29 > 1:04:31I'm sorry.
1:04:31 > 1:04:32You're right.
1:04:33 > 1:04:35It's Austria.
1:04:35 > 1:04:38Something happened out there, and I don't know...
1:04:38 > 1:04:40I don't know why, but I can't let it go.
1:04:41 > 1:04:43I think it's important.
1:04:46 > 1:04:47I'm so sorry.
1:04:50 > 1:04:53Let's hope we're not wasting our time today.
1:04:53 > 1:04:56You realise this is only the first stage, right?
1:04:56 > 1:04:58They've hired Stan Gould of Heimann Rose,
1:04:58 > 1:05:00which is a hotshot Jewish law firm.
1:05:00 > 1:05:03Mm. Nice of them to give jobs to Jewish boys(!)
1:05:03 > 1:05:05They're trying to dismiss the case on procedural grounds,
1:05:05 > 1:05:08which is just a fancy way of saying "We're trying to drag it out."
1:05:08 > 1:05:11In the hopes that I'll die before the case comes to court.
1:05:11 > 1:05:13Precisely.
1:05:13 > 1:05:15Well, I will do them the favour of staying alive.
1:05:15 > 1:05:17Oh, Randy, can't you drive a little faster?
1:05:17 > 1:05:19The chocolate on your doughnut is melting.
1:05:20 > 1:05:22Right here.
1:05:23 > 1:05:26- Mr Gould. Hi.- Mr Schoenberg. - An absolute pleasure, sir.
1:05:26 > 1:05:29- Mrs Altmann.- Dr Dreimann, nice of you to come from Austria.
1:05:29 > 1:05:32- That's very flattering.- I've always wanted to visit Disneyland.
1:05:32 > 1:05:34Two birds with one stone, as they say.
1:05:34 > 1:05:36I hope we make your visit worthwhile.
1:05:36 > 1:05:39Mrs Altmann, you're looking even younger than you did in Vienna.
1:05:39 > 1:05:41You know, this morning, I feel as if I have
1:05:41 > 1:05:43another 50 years in front of me.
1:05:43 > 1:05:45BAILIFF: All rise.
1:05:50 > 1:05:54- Stop it. Stop it. - You have chocolate...
1:05:54 > 1:05:57- Let us begin. Mr Gould? - Your honour,
1:05:57 > 1:06:01the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act was passed in 1976,
1:06:01 > 1:06:04a good 38 years after the events in question.
1:06:04 > 1:06:06It seems to me obvious that the FSIA rulings
1:06:06 > 1:06:09cannot be retroactively applied, and I'm bewildered
1:06:09 > 1:06:13that Mrs Altmann's counsel has not advised her of this fact.
1:06:13 > 1:06:15It would have saved her a great deal of inconvenience
1:06:15 > 1:06:18and an equal amount of false hope.
1:06:18 > 1:06:20No, not really it is not an inconvenience for me.
1:06:20 > 1:06:22Mondays is a quiet day in my shop anyway, so...
1:06:22 > 1:06:26I'm glad to hear it, Mrs Altmann, but from now on would you mind only speaking when you're asked?
1:06:26 > 1:06:29There are certain procedures which must be adhered to in a courtroom.
1:06:33 > 1:06:35Your Honour, Mr Gould is right, um, to point out
1:06:35 > 1:06:37that the FSIA was enacted in 1976,
1:06:37 > 1:06:40but he's mistaken in his theory that it cannot be applied retroactively.
1:06:40 > 1:06:42Um, if I may?
1:06:44 > 1:06:45Despite the fact that actions
1:06:45 > 1:06:48accruing before 1976 are rarer, they very much exist.
1:06:48 > 1:06:50These are just three examples of them.
1:06:50 > 1:06:54Thank you very much, Mr Schoenberg, I'm sure this will prove to be a riveting read.
1:06:54 > 1:06:55Let's adjourn for ten minutes.
1:06:55 > 1:06:58This is a domestic matter for Austria.
1:06:58 > 1:07:01Anything else would be a violation of its national sovereignty.
1:07:01 > 1:07:03After all, there is a forum for Mrs Altmann
1:07:03 > 1:07:06to pursue her case in Austria without resorting to American courts
1:07:06 > 1:07:08and American taxpayers' money.
1:07:08 > 1:07:10I applaud Mr Gould's concern for the American taxpayer,
1:07:10 > 1:07:12but taking the defendant to court in Austria
1:07:12 > 1:07:15would require that Mrs Altmann be a multimillionairess.
1:07:15 > 1:07:17It's not an option.
1:07:17 > 1:07:20As a matter of fact, we've exhausted all other options.
1:07:20 > 1:07:23If we hadn't, we wouldn't be standing before you today.
1:07:23 > 1:07:25The plaintiff has adequately proven
1:07:25 > 1:07:30that the FSIA can apply to pre-1976 events.
1:07:30 > 1:07:32Also, due to prohibitive costs,
1:07:32 > 1:07:33this court has decided that Austria provides
1:07:33 > 1:07:36an inadequate forum for resolution of plaintiff's claim.
1:07:36 > 1:07:39- Your Honour...- Defendant's motion to dismiss is denied.
1:07:40 > 1:07:41BAILIFF: All rise.
1:07:45 > 1:07:47First hurdle down.
1:07:47 > 1:07:50You know, I've always thought there should be more women judges.
1:07:52 > 1:07:54This is a setback, absolutely.
1:07:56 > 1:07:57Dr Dreimann.
1:07:57 > 1:07:59Congratulations, Mr Schoenberg.
1:07:59 > 1:08:02- An unexpected outcome, which no doubt has delighted you. - You're a very busy man.
1:08:02 > 1:08:05I would urge you to consider mediation.
1:08:05 > 1:08:07There will be no mediation, Mr Schoenberg.
1:08:07 > 1:08:10You've been exceptionally lucky today, but make no mistake, we'll take this
1:08:10 > 1:08:11to the Supreme Court if we have to.
1:08:11 > 1:08:13Good day to you.
1:08:16 > 1:08:18Enjoy Disneyland.
1:08:32 > 1:08:35MAN: Mrs Altmann, I'm Ronald Lauder.
1:08:35 > 1:08:36The son of Estee.
1:08:36 > 1:08:38Her lipsticks are marvellous.
1:08:38 > 1:08:40Stay Mocha, my favourite.
1:08:40 > 1:08:42Please, sit.
1:08:42 > 1:08:44I have so much respect for your campaign.
1:08:44 > 1:08:49The artworks stolen by the Nazis are the last prisoners of World War II,
1:08:49 > 1:08:51and Adele is their queen.
1:08:51 > 1:08:54My aunt would be very flattered.
1:08:54 > 1:08:56I was a young man when I first saw the portrait,
1:08:56 > 1:08:58and I instantly fell in love.
1:08:58 > 1:09:01- Oh.- Which is why I want it for my gallery in New York.
1:09:01 > 1:09:04We're jumping the gun a little here, Mr Lauder.
1:09:04 > 1:09:06Well, one needs to do what one can
1:09:06 > 1:09:08to make a favourable outcome as likely as possible.
1:09:08 > 1:09:11Which brings me to young Mr Schoenberg.
1:09:11 > 1:09:14- Now, he's been a formidable ally... - And continues to be one.
1:09:14 > 1:09:16He's very smart, but I'm afraid
1:09:16 > 1:09:18he's not cut out for the Supreme Court, Mrs Altmann.
1:09:18 > 1:09:20Getting you through the complex appeal process
1:09:20 > 1:09:22is one thing, but Washington?
1:09:22 > 1:09:25It'd be a little like sending a schoolboy onto the front line.
1:09:25 > 1:09:27You think so?
1:09:27 > 1:09:30I'm willing to pay for you to have the finest representation from this point on.
1:09:30 > 1:09:32The man I have in mind is to art restitution
1:09:32 > 1:09:35what Einstein is to relativity.
1:09:35 > 1:09:37He's done his homework on your case.
1:09:37 > 1:09:40Let's say he knows his stuff. Can I ask him to call you?
1:09:40 > 1:09:42You can ask him to take a hike.
1:09:44 > 1:09:46I'm sticking with my schoolboy, Mr Lauder.
1:09:46 > 1:09:48That's final.
1:09:49 > 1:09:51HE CLEARS THROAT The repeated attempts
1:09:51 > 1:09:54to have this case dismissed by the by the defence has been nothing...
1:09:54 > 1:09:57Honey, we need to take Dora to your mother's and then go to the hospital.
1:09:57 > 1:09:59- Should I go deeper with the voice? - Sweetie, my water broke.
1:09:59 > 1:10:02- What? - My water just broke.
1:10:03 > 1:10:06- OK, just stay calm, just stay calm. Are you OK?- Honey, I'm fine.
1:10:06 > 1:10:11- You're having a baby now.- I'm aware of that. You should wear this tie and shirt to the Supreme Court.
1:10:11 > 1:10:12This is the one your dad got you.
1:10:12 > 1:10:16You need to take me to the hospital, then you need to go to Washington.
1:10:16 > 1:10:18- You need to do this for all of us. - Hold on, hold on.
1:10:18 > 1:10:20- Are you sure about that? - Listen,
1:10:20 > 1:10:23whatever I said, I want you to know I am with you now,
1:10:23 > 1:10:26and even if it doesn't work out we will manage.
1:10:26 > 1:10:28Either way, we're going to be OK.
1:10:28 > 1:10:29Yeah.
1:10:29 > 1:10:31You're doing the right thing.
1:10:51 > 1:10:53Have a cough drop.
1:10:53 > 1:10:54They're cherry-flavoured.
1:10:54 > 1:10:57I'll leave it here for later.
1:10:59 > 1:11:01My dear...
1:11:01 > 1:11:03even if we go no further,
1:11:03 > 1:11:06we made it all the way to the Supreme Court.
1:11:08 > 1:11:11And that's quite a long way for an Austrian girl like me.
1:11:23 > 1:11:26Can you please show me the way to the washroom, sir?
1:11:26 > 1:11:29Good, now say it again,
1:11:29 > 1:11:30but with an American accent.
1:11:30 > 1:11:32If you say it like this, then nobody will understand you.
1:11:32 > 1:11:36You can talk. You sound like a silly Frankfurter.
1:11:36 > 1:11:38I am a man, not a sausage.
1:11:38 > 1:11:40Maria Altmann!
1:11:40 > 1:11:43Which one of you is Maria Altmann?
1:11:43 > 1:11:44- I am.- Ah.
1:11:44 > 1:11:46Telegram for you.
1:12:26 > 1:12:31- MAN:- We'll hear arguments next in 0313.
1:12:31 > 1:12:35The Republic of Austria versus Maria Altmann.
1:12:35 > 1:12:37Mr Gould.
1:12:37 > 1:12:39Mr Chief Justice, and may it please the court,
1:12:39 > 1:12:41I'll keep my arguments succinct, sir.
1:12:41 > 1:12:44This is a domestic matter for Austria.
1:12:44 > 1:12:46It has no place in the American courts.
1:12:46 > 1:12:47Thank you, Mr Gould.
1:12:47 > 1:12:51Mr Franks, representing the United States government.
1:12:52 > 1:12:54Your opening statement, please.
1:12:54 > 1:12:56Ahem...
1:12:56 > 1:12:58Mr Chief Justice,
1:12:58 > 1:13:01if this law were to be applied retroactively,
1:13:01 > 1:13:05it could open claims brought against a number of foreign states,
1:13:05 > 1:13:08which would further complicate our international relations.
1:13:08 > 1:13:10Give me an example.
1:13:10 > 1:13:14Currently, there are cases pending against countries such as Japan and France.
1:13:14 > 1:13:15So what you're saying is Mrs Altmann
1:13:15 > 1:13:17shouldn't try to reclaim her paintings
1:13:17 > 1:13:20because it would affect our relations with Japan?
1:13:20 > 1:13:22That could be a possible outcome, Your Honour.
1:13:22 > 1:13:24Mrs Altmann,
1:13:24 > 1:13:27it would seem that if your case goes forward,
1:13:27 > 1:13:30world diplomacy will collapse,
1:13:30 > 1:13:33and you will be solely responsible(!)
1:13:33 > 1:13:35SUBDUED LAUGHTER
1:13:36 > 1:13:38Mr Schoenberg.
1:13:42 > 1:13:45Mr Chief Justice,
1:13:45 > 1:13:47and may it please the court.
1:13:48 > 1:13:52We believe applying the FSIA is not impermissibly retroactive.
1:13:52 > 1:13:57Why isn't it just as easy to say that it DOES act retroactively?
1:13:57 > 1:14:02Hm? Because the question is, when should it exercise jurisdiction
1:14:02 > 1:14:04for a particular purpose?
1:14:15 > 1:14:18I'm sorry, uh, I'm not sure I understand the question.
1:14:21 > 1:14:22I'm not sure I did, either.
1:14:22 > 1:14:24SUBDUED LAUGHTER
1:14:24 > 1:14:26Does anyone?
1:14:27 > 1:14:28LOUDER LAUGHTER
1:14:28 > 1:14:32We're very sensitive to the government's concerns, Mr Chief Justice,
1:14:32 > 1:14:34uh, in the can-of-worms argument.
1:14:34 > 1:14:37But each country is different and poses different conditions. Unlike, say, Cuba,
1:14:37 > 1:14:43in Austria's case, there's a treaty, so there's no dispute as to what type of law could apply.
1:14:43 > 1:14:45We recommend opening the can
1:14:45 > 1:14:48and extracting just the one little worm
1:14:48 > 1:14:51with a pair of tweezers, and then quickly closing it shut again.
1:14:51 > 1:14:52LAUGHTER
1:14:52 > 1:14:56The defendants in this case have continuously tried to frustrate our attempts,
1:14:56 > 1:15:00raising every possible objection, threatening an Armageddon in international relations,
1:15:00 > 1:15:02but let's put things into perspective here.
1:15:03 > 1:15:07This is a case of one woman wanting back what is rightfully hers.
1:15:09 > 1:15:10Mrs Altmann came to America
1:15:10 > 1:15:13as a young woman in search of peace.
1:15:13 > 1:15:15Let's give her justice, too.
1:15:23 > 1:15:25Thank you, Mr Schoenberg.
1:15:26 > 1:15:29Mrs Altmann, were you surprised that the US Government
1:15:29 > 1:15:31supported the Austrians in trying to get the case dismissed?
1:15:31 > 1:15:34Certain people would like me to hurry up and die.
1:15:34 > 1:15:37- Why not the Americans, too? - LAUGHTER
1:15:37 > 1:15:38ALL FIRE QUESTIONS
1:15:40 > 1:15:42David Pike, court reporter.
1:15:42 > 1:15:43You were impressive in there, no doubt.
1:15:43 > 1:15:46Oh, thank you. Randy Schoenberg.
1:15:46 > 1:15:49Takes about three months for the verdict to come through, but no way you're going to win.
1:15:49 > 1:15:52- OK.- I've been doing this job for 34 years.
1:15:52 > 1:15:54I'm always right, it's in their body language.
1:15:54 > 1:15:57- Thank you, that's a cheerful way to end the day(!) - No problem.- OK.
1:15:57 > 1:16:00- All right, take care. - Good luck.- OK.
1:16:08 > 1:16:10Hi, Nathan.
1:16:12 > 1:16:13NATHAN COOS
1:16:13 > 1:16:15He waved at you.
1:16:15 > 1:16:16PAM CHUCKLES
1:16:16 > 1:16:17Ohhhh...
1:16:21 > 1:16:24Hi, buddy.
1:16:25 > 1:16:27RANDY CHUCKLES
1:16:31 > 1:16:33Honey, can you stop looking at your watch every two minutes?
1:16:33 > 1:16:35PHONE RINGS
1:16:38 > 1:16:40Hello?
1:16:43 > 1:16:44OK.
1:16:46 > 1:16:47Yeah.
1:16:47 > 1:16:49You can't give up just yet. The fight goes on.
1:16:49 > 1:16:50SHE GASPS
1:16:50 > 1:16:53The Supreme Court ruled in our favour. We can take the Austrians to court.
1:16:53 > 1:16:55SHE GASPS
1:16:55 > 1:16:57Thank you.
1:16:57 > 1:17:00From the first moment I saw you, I knew you were the right man for the job.
1:17:00 > 1:17:03That's why I ignored all the terrible bits.
1:17:06 > 1:17:08I thought this was the outcome you wanted.
1:17:10 > 1:17:12Sure, we could take them to court.
1:17:12 > 1:17:15They'll find other ways to stretch it out, you know.
1:17:15 > 1:17:17This could take a few more years.
1:17:17 > 1:17:21She may not live long enough to see the outcome, and we can't afford it.
1:17:21 > 1:17:24Honey, we've come so far. We can't stop now.
1:17:24 > 1:17:26There is one more thing we could try.
1:17:28 > 1:17:30As a gesture of reconciliation,
1:17:30 > 1:17:34I am willing to allow the paintings to remain in the Belvedere.
1:17:36 > 1:17:39All you have to do is to admit that you took them illegally.
1:17:39 > 1:17:41Yes, and then, of course, come to some agreement
1:17:41 > 1:17:44on the question of compensation.
1:17:44 > 1:17:47I'm afraid we are not budging, and that is final.
1:17:47 > 1:17:50Can you help me understand the inflexible position that you're taking?
1:17:50 > 1:17:53We will not be paying for something we believe is ours,
1:17:53 > 1:17:57and we will fight you till the end before we concede on this.
1:18:04 > 1:18:06Arbitration in Vienna.
1:18:07 > 1:18:12- Randy?- We choose one of the arbitrators, you choose the other, the third is neutral.
1:18:12 > 1:18:14Now you're talking sense.
1:18:14 > 1:18:16This sounds like a reasonable idea.
1:18:16 > 1:18:19- Randy, may I speak with you in private, please?- Excuse us.
1:18:21 > 1:18:25First you make me agree to a mediation, and now this.
1:18:25 > 1:18:27Are you crazy enough to think that some arbitration in Vienna
1:18:27 > 1:18:30is going to vote in our favour?
1:18:30 > 1:18:31I honestly don't think that we have a choice.
1:18:31 > 1:18:34That means we have to go back to Austria.
1:18:34 > 1:18:36Maria?
1:18:36 > 1:18:38Listen to me.
1:18:38 > 1:18:41I can't sit here and argue with you, OK? I'm doing what I think is best.
1:18:41 > 1:18:44Now, you just need to be quiet for once, and trust me.
1:18:44 > 1:18:46No, Randy, I will NOT be quiet!
1:18:48 > 1:18:50No.
1:18:50 > 1:18:51Enough is enough.
1:18:54 > 1:18:56Congratulations, Dr Dreimann.
1:18:56 > 1:18:58Your tactics have succeeded.
1:18:58 > 1:19:01I'm not playing this game any more.
1:19:02 > 1:19:04Goodbye, gentlemen.
1:19:04 > 1:19:06Goodbye, Mrs Altmann.
1:19:06 > 1:19:08Maria...
1:19:17 > 1:19:20Nice one, Maria, real nice.
1:19:20 > 1:19:21I don't want to talk to you.
1:19:21 > 1:19:24Well, the feeling is mutual, but we don't have a choice.
1:19:25 > 1:19:26- It's over.- No.
1:19:26 > 1:19:28We made a mistake.
1:19:28 > 1:19:30What's over? What are you saying?
1:19:30 > 1:19:33I'm saying we should accept defeat.
1:19:33 > 1:19:35And go back to what's left of our lives.
1:19:35 > 1:19:36Are you insane?
1:19:36 > 1:19:39I'm saying I'm tired and they can keep the paintings!
1:19:39 > 1:19:42What I'm saying, Randy, is that, as of this moment,
1:19:42 > 1:19:43I no longer require your services.
1:19:45 > 1:19:47Are you kidding me?
1:19:48 > 1:19:51I've given everything that I have. I am in so much debt.
1:19:51 > 1:19:54My wife and I, my children, everything I care about in this world,
1:19:54 > 1:19:57and you have the nerve to... Everything that I've done, I've done
1:19:57 > 1:19:59to get those goddamn paintings back for you.
1:19:59 > 1:20:01I wish you'd never asked me.
1:20:01 > 1:20:05And you have the nerve to come here and say to me that it's over?
1:20:05 > 1:20:06Huh?!
1:20:08 > 1:20:10We're so close, you...
1:20:19 > 1:20:21Just hang in there.
1:20:25 > 1:20:27The Austrians will never let go.
1:20:30 > 1:20:31Never.
1:20:36 > 1:20:39But I won't let them humiliate me again.
1:20:41 > 1:20:45Go back to Vienna if you have to, but this time, I'm not coming with you.
1:20:46 > 1:20:49You are on your own, Randy.
1:21:07 > 1:21:09- HUBERTUS: - Arbitration may be affordable,
1:21:09 > 1:21:11but it's also a risk.
1:21:11 > 1:21:16The man we chose for the arbitration panel is a safe bet, but I'm worried about the other two, I can't lie.
1:21:16 > 1:21:19The one chosen by the Austrian State is a strict traditionalist.
1:21:19 > 1:21:21I can't see her deciding in your favour.
1:21:21 > 1:21:23And as for the third...
1:21:23 > 1:21:24well, it's a gamble.
1:21:24 > 1:21:28- Here's hoping.- I never thought you would come back and, personally,
1:21:28 > 1:21:30I need to be honest, I don't think it's the right decision.
1:21:30 > 1:21:32You are betting on Austria having changed.
1:21:38 > 1:21:39Hi.
1:21:41 > 1:21:43Yeah, two tickets, please.
1:21:43 > 1:21:45You have the same name as the composer.
1:21:45 > 1:21:47What a coincidence.
1:21:48 > 1:21:51CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING
1:22:30 > 1:22:32- MAN:- The Austrian Government has provided
1:22:32 > 1:22:35its case in writing for our perusal.
1:22:36 > 1:22:39Mr Schoenberg, you, too, were offered the opportunity
1:22:39 > 1:22:41to do so, but you have opted
1:22:41 > 1:22:43to present the introductory points
1:22:43 > 1:22:45of your argument orally, as well.
1:22:45 > 1:22:47The floor is yours.
1:22:47 > 1:22:48Thank you, sir.
1:22:54 > 1:22:56Ladies and gentlemen,
1:22:56 > 1:22:59I'm pleased to be standing before you today for two reasons.
1:22:59 > 1:23:02Firstly, like my opponents in this case,
1:23:02 > 1:23:05I've always believed it was a domestic issue for Austria,
1:23:05 > 1:23:07which should be settled...
1:23:09 > 1:23:11..within her borders.
1:23:16 > 1:23:18- WHISPERING:- The first time, I came for myself.
1:23:18 > 1:23:20This time, I came for him.
1:23:24 > 1:23:27And the second reason that I'm happy,
1:23:27 > 1:23:28happy to be in Vienna,
1:23:28 > 1:23:31was because my client,
1:23:31 > 1:23:34Mrs Altmann, and I are both Austrians.
1:23:34 > 1:23:36But don't get me wrong, we're very much Americans, too,
1:23:36 > 1:23:40but our families, and the roots we share,
1:23:40 > 1:23:43are situated in the culture of this very city.
1:23:44 > 1:23:46And somewhere in the heart of this world
1:23:46 > 1:23:51stands a woman whose portrait both sides are fighting for -
1:23:51 > 1:23:52Adele Bloch-Bauer.
1:23:53 > 1:23:56During my visits to this country, I've discerned
1:23:56 > 1:23:59that there are two Austrias, one which opposes restitution to the victims of Nazism,
1:23:59 > 1:24:03but also another, which recognises the injustices
1:24:03 > 1:24:08committed against Austria's Jewish population and, against all odds, seeks to rectify it.
1:24:08 > 1:24:11As I hope I've demonstrated in my written arguments,
1:24:11 > 1:24:12the law favours restitution.
1:24:12 > 1:24:15A string of events and misdeeds
1:24:15 > 1:24:17point to the incontestable fact
1:24:17 > 1:24:19that the paintings in question reached the Belvedere
1:24:19 > 1:24:24and remained there for over half a century, in a manner that was both dishonest and illegal,
1:24:24 > 1:24:27and that Adele's will itself was not legally binding.
1:24:27 > 1:24:31So, in its own way, ladies and gentlemen, this is a moment in history,
1:24:31 > 1:24:35a moment in which the past is asking something of the present.
1:24:35 > 1:24:39Many years ago, just outside these walls, terrible things happened.
1:24:39 > 1:24:41People dehumanised other people,
1:24:41 > 1:24:43persecuted them,
1:24:43 > 1:24:45sent many of them to their deaths,
1:24:45 > 1:24:47decimating entire families.
1:24:47 > 1:24:49And they stole from them.
1:24:49 > 1:24:51Properties, livelihoods,
1:24:51 > 1:24:54objects most precious to them.
1:24:55 > 1:24:58And amongst those people were the Bloch-Bauers,
1:24:58 > 1:25:01the family of a very dear friend of mine.
1:25:03 > 1:25:05So, now I'm asking you, as Austrians,
1:25:05 > 1:25:07as human beings,
1:25:07 > 1:25:09to recognise that wrong.
1:25:09 > 1:25:12Not just for Maria Altmann,
1:25:12 > 1:25:14but for Austria.
1:25:18 > 1:25:20Would you look at that.
1:25:20 > 1:25:22When I was a child,
1:25:22 > 1:25:24my father used to bring me here on Sundays.
1:25:24 > 1:25:26Yes, me too. For waffles and ice cream. Yes.
1:25:28 > 1:25:30My father was an impressive man.
1:25:30 > 1:25:33When I was a small boy, I looked up to him.
1:25:33 > 1:25:35Worshipped him.
1:25:35 > 1:25:38And you wanted to grow up to be like him.
1:25:41 > 1:25:44When I was 15, I discovered that he had been a Nazi, Maria.
1:25:45 > 1:25:47A passionate follower of the Third Reich.
1:25:49 > 1:25:53All my life, I've been trying to make up for the sins of the father.
1:25:53 > 1:25:55Every day, asking myself
1:25:55 > 1:25:57how he could become the person he was.
1:25:57 > 1:26:00And every day trying to move away from him.
1:26:05 > 1:26:07You are a fine man, Hubertus.
1:26:07 > 1:26:08A good man.
1:26:10 > 1:26:12PHONE CHIMES
1:26:12 > 1:26:13Is that it?
1:26:13 > 1:26:15Yeah.
1:26:15 > 1:26:17MARIA SIGHS
1:26:17 > 1:26:18Come on.
1:26:18 > 1:26:20Ohhh...
1:26:20 > 1:26:22My heart is beating.
1:26:25 > 1:26:28CROWD MURMURING
1:26:33 > 1:26:39We, the arbitrators, have now studied both sides of this complex case.
1:26:39 > 1:26:41Trying to keep an open mind
1:26:41 > 1:26:44as we examine the evidence,
1:26:44 > 1:26:46we have reached our final verdict.
1:26:48 > 1:26:53Our decision today is that the portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
1:26:53 > 1:26:56and the other Klimt paintings in question
1:26:56 > 1:26:58should be returned to her niece...
1:26:58 > 1:27:00CHEERING AND SHOUTING
1:27:00 > 1:27:02..Maria Altmann.
1:27:27 > 1:27:29For the first time in a long while,
1:27:29 > 1:27:31I'm proud to call myself an Austrian.
1:27:31 > 1:27:32Oh, you should be.
1:27:32 > 1:27:34It's almost press time. How do I look?
1:27:34 > 1:27:36Sexy and victorious.
1:27:36 > 1:27:40- Oh, yeah?- How do I look? - You look sexy and victorious.
1:27:40 > 1:27:42Mrs Altmann, may I have a word?
1:27:43 > 1:27:45Yes, of course.
1:27:48 > 1:27:50I'm defeated...
1:27:50 > 1:27:53but I will ask you, beg you,
1:27:53 > 1:27:56entreat you...
1:27:56 > 1:27:59not to let these paintings leave their motherland.
1:27:59 > 1:28:01Let us come to an arrangement.
1:28:01 > 1:28:03I'm sure we can make a generous offer.
1:28:05 > 1:28:09I, too, am sad that they will not stay in Adele's country.
1:28:10 > 1:28:13But all along, I have tried to negotiate,
1:28:13 > 1:28:15I have tried to keep the dialogue open,
1:28:15 > 1:28:18and all along, you have thwarted me and closed the doors in my face.
1:28:20 > 1:28:22So, now...
1:28:22 > 1:28:24I am tired
1:28:24 > 1:28:26and my aunt will cross the Atlantic
1:28:26 > 1:28:30to make her home in America, as I once had to.
1:28:30 > 1:28:32Goodbye, Mrs Altmann.
1:28:39 > 1:28:42I think our friend might be needing a little attention.
1:28:42 > 1:28:44Yeah.
1:28:45 > 1:28:47Have I mentioned we couldn't have done it without you?
1:28:47 > 1:28:49No.
1:28:50 > 1:28:51HE CHUCKLES
1:29:07 > 1:29:09KNOCKING ON DOOR
1:29:09 > 1:29:10Maria?
1:29:12 > 1:29:14In a moment, Randy.
1:29:15 > 1:29:16You all right?
1:29:20 > 1:29:21Thank you, my darling.
1:29:21 > 1:29:24Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
1:29:24 > 1:29:26for all you have done.
1:29:28 > 1:29:30But my mistake was in thinking that it...
1:29:30 > 1:29:32that it would make everything all right,
1:29:32 > 1:29:34make it better.
1:29:37 > 1:29:39You know, it doesn't...
1:29:42 > 1:29:44..because I left them here.
1:29:49 > 1:29:51I left them here, my love.
1:29:55 > 1:29:57MARIA SOBS QUIETLY
1:30:06 > 1:30:08SHE SNIFFLES
1:30:10 > 1:30:12SHE SOBS
1:30:17 > 1:30:19IN GERMAN:
1:30:54 > 1:30:58IN ENGLISH: And so...from now on
1:30:58 > 1:31:01we speak in the language of your future.
1:31:03 > 1:31:04HE CHUCKLES
1:31:09 > 1:31:11When our family came to Vienna,
1:31:11 > 1:31:14Maria...
1:31:14 > 1:31:15they were not rich people.
1:31:17 > 1:31:18We worked hard.
1:31:19 > 1:31:23We did everything we could to contribute,
1:31:23 > 1:31:24and to belong.
1:31:26 > 1:31:28We are proud of what we have done
1:31:28 > 1:31:31and we are proud of our children.
1:31:32 > 1:31:34Nobody can take that away from us.
1:31:37 > 1:31:39And now...
1:31:39 > 1:31:41THERESE SNIFFLES
1:31:41 > 1:31:42..as you go...
1:31:46 > 1:31:50..I ask you only one thing, mein Liebling.
1:31:51 > 1:31:52What is it, Papa?
1:31:55 > 1:31:56Remember us.
1:32:02 > 1:32:05THEY SOB
1:32:24 > 1:32:27IN GERMAN:
1:32:41 > 1:32:44SHE SOBS QUIETLY
1:32:56 > 1:32:58So...
1:32:58 > 1:33:00now?
1:33:00 > 1:33:03I have been thinking about that smart Mr Lauder.
1:33:03 > 1:33:06I think I want Adele to go and live in his gallery.
1:33:06 > 1:33:10My only condition is that she must always be on public display.
1:33:10 > 1:33:12That way, everyone can marvel at her.
1:33:12 > 1:33:16After all, she is a little too big for my bungalow.
1:33:16 > 1:33:19You could buy a new bungalow. Buy anything you want.
1:33:20 > 1:33:23I'd like a new dishwasher.
1:33:23 > 1:33:26You know, your grandfather would be proud of you.
1:33:28 > 1:33:31You are keeping the memory alive.
1:33:31 > 1:33:33Well, I didn't do it alone.
1:33:38 > 1:33:41- Would you excuse me just for one moment?- Sure.
1:33:59 > 1:34:02PHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE
1:34:11 > 1:34:15IN GERMAN:
1:34:42 > 1:34:44LAUGHTER
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