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This is not a conventional narrative film; it proceeds as a series of tableaux taken from the life of Ludwig II, last king of Bavaria, castle builder, patron of Richard Wagner, and romantic, finally deposed for alleged insanity and (most likely) assassinated.
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King Reviews. 1972. 2 hr 20 mins. Drama. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian...
With Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz. The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
- 1972-06-23
Reflected in an artificial and bombastically staged illusory world with Wagnerian compositions, glossy and satirical time references, 19th century German figures and traditions are stripped of their mythology and interpreted by the Germany of 1972.
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- ZDF, TMS Film Gmbh, American Zoetrope
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
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If Ludwig recoils in horror from his world’s headlong deep-dive into modernity, it’s only because it all seems like a cruel, pale distortion of his own brooding Romantic ideals. “I love the night, the mysterious, and the inexplicable!”
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Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (German: Ludwig – Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König) is a 1972 West German historical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Harry Baer as Ludwig II of Bavaria.
