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Ludwig [VHS]

October 29th, 2010 | Author: zeeziln

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Ludwig [VHS]

The meticulously reconstructed story of the last King of Bavaria who was crowned in 1864 at the age of twenty.

The “Dream King” in a Nightmare! – Michael Ziegler – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
I have read a considerable amount of material on the life of the tragic Ludwig II of Bavaria. Enough to be totally captivated by the man and his dedication to a life of art and music. For sure, he had many flaws like other leaders, but he was a man made for a future era and was born before his time. This Visconti film had tremendous potential to bring out the truth about this famous eccentric who was in love with the night and was only interested in building castles to fill a romantic vision of Germanic mythology. Unfortunately it fails to communicate properly about the man to the audience. The actor chosen for the role, Helmut Berger, was good. The potential was there, but it falls short. I was much more intrigued by the scenes of Ludwig that were filmed for Richard Burton’s “Wagner”, and in those short glimpses we understood much more about Ludwig than you will discover in this long film. Especially helpful were the scenes that showed discussions between staffers under Ludwig’s employ and the plotting of greedy people. “Wagner” came close but was limited because it was after all a movie about Wagner’s whole life. This attempt from 1970 started on the right track with location scenery but appears to be disconnected regarding scenes of Ludwig’s life leaving us out of the plot. So much so that to some it appears to be a lot of dark photography of a brooding Ludwig hiding in his castle until the guards come to place him under arrest. Someday I expect the King will be given the full film treatment that he deserves but until now that day has yet to arrive.

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