If you loved Waterloo, try Ludwig

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the epic mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Waterloo, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Ludwig is

Caligula without the togas. Ascending to the throne of Bavaria at 18, young Ludwig pursues Wagnerian fantasy and royal absolutism to operatic extremes. The film is a hothouse of aristocratic decadence, a feast of Visconti's obsessions, and Helmut Berger's haunted beauty.

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