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'Woman in Gold' Shines Spotlight on Slow Restitution for Nazi-looted Art

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Actress Helen Mirren said on Monday her portrayal of a Jewish woman's struggle to get back paintings confiscated when her ancestors fled Austria to escape Nazi rule throws a spotlight on the slow pace of restitution of looted Jewish property. In "Woman in Gold", being shown at the Berlin International Film Festival, Mirren plays the late Maria Altmann, who battled all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in her ultimately successful battle to get the Austrian government to turn...

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