Ludwig

Director Luchino Visconti (The Leopard, Death in Venice) brings his famed majestic style to this lavish and operatic portrait of Ludwig II, the 19th century `mad king' of Bavaria. Tormented by his unrequited love for his cousin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and his obsession with the music of Wagner, Ludwig retreats into a fantasy world building fairytale castles and neglecting his kingdom. With war raging around him, the fanatical Ludwig loses his already-fragile grip on his sanity in this masterpiece from one of Italy's most enigmatic filmmakers.