# Just say the Klimt film and have questions....

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 22, 2006, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-say-the-klimt-film-and-have-questions/357731 "2006-05-22T11:00:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-say-the-klimt-film-and-have-questions/357731/1 "2006-05-22T11:00:27Z")

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I just saw the _Klimt_ film with John Malkovich, and I’ve got some questions about Klimt. Some of the questions might need to be explained better for those who haven’t seen the film. If something doesn’t make sense, please tell me.

I’m kind of in a rush now…

- Why was he constantly asking for a glass of water?

- Was Lea real or not?

- Why were glasses/mirrors always breaking?

- Was he in a bath of mercury throughout the film? For syphilis?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-say-the-klimt-film-and-have-questions/357731/2 "2006-05-22T23:08:27Z")

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Questions about the ARTS belong in Cafe Society. MOved.

**samclem**