Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment


1h 30m 1996

Brief Synopsis

The brief and perverse life of artist Egon Schiele and his first wife in pre-World War I, pre-Freud Vienna. Schiele's drawings of nude young girls were deemed pornographic, and he was briefly imprisoned (and later acquitted) for seducing a minor.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Period
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

The brief and perverse life of artist Egon Schiele and his first wife in pre-World War I, pre-Freud Vienna. Schiele's drawings of nude young girls were deemed pornographic, and he was briefly imprisoned (and later acquitted) for seducing a minor.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Period
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 31, 1996

Released in United States Winter January 31, 1996

Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) April 2-23, 1981.

dialogue German

subtitled English

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in United States January 31, 1996 (Film Forum; New York City)

Released in United States Winter January 31, 1996