Vienna, spring 1912: The recently widowed Alma Mahler, Grande Dame of the Viennese Society seduces the “Enfant Terrible” of Vienna’s art scene, the young painter Oskar Kokoschka. What started as an adventure quickly turns into an intensive affaire. Oskar views Alma as his muse, serving rather his male phantasy than reality. A game of power and dependency emerges that leads both Alma and Oskar to the brink of self-destruction.
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