Ludwig
1972
A dramatisation of the tormented Bavarian King Ludwig's brief but colourful reign, from his loves for Elisabeth of Austria and composer Richard Wagner to his ever-growing madness and subsequent death. Read more
| Starring | Silvana Mangano, Gert Frobe, Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard |
|---|---|
| Director | Luchino Visconti |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Ludwig
A dramatisation of the tormented Bavarian King Ludwig's brief but colourful reign, from his loves for Elisabeth of Austria and composer Richard Wagner to his ever-growing madness and subsequent death.
| Starring | Silvana Mangano, Gert Frobe, Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Romy Schneider, Helmut Griem |
|---|---|
| Director | Luchino Visconti |
| Studio | INFINITY |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 19 Jun 2006 Production year: 1972 |
| Format | DVD |
Ludwig (1972)
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Interested only in Ludwig of Bavaria as a neurotic individual, Visconti centres everything on the king's fears,... read more on Time Out
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Visconti's baroque and grandiloquent epic
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Very disappointed
No doubt this film is great if you speak Italian and see it in a cinema, but I found the long thin strip of picture across my TV screen difficult to watch and I hate following sub titles. As it was about Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria it would have been easier for me if they had spoken German, a language I can understand!
I visited Neuschwanstein some 35 years ago and got a better feeling for the story from that visit than from this film. -
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
A Fascinating and Adult Film
Watching a film as intense and adult as Visconti's Ludwig makes me realize why I seldom go to the cinema any longer. There is so little worthy of attention. Although it is episodic and a bit obscure, the look of the film, design, photography, costumes and props all add to a superb whole. I checked afterwards and it is very true to history. As these sickly, tormented and mentally handicapped individuals representing the royalty of their period have as their descendents the current Briotish lot, it does tell a pertinent tale. Fortunately, the film also describes the end of such total rule by a titular monarch, leaving only power in money such as a Howard Hughes. Better to support a Visconti, also a titled descendent than the poor judgement Ludwig had with supporting fellow madman, Richard Wagner.
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