Ludwig (1973)

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

Genres: Drama, History

What to watch after Ludwig

• Senso (1954) — Same subject: 19th century
• Death in Venice (1971) — Same subject: male homosexuality
• The Damned (1969) — Luchino Visconti directed both
• Sunflower (1970) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) — Helmut Berger appears in both
• Europe '51 (1952)