Ludwig …ou le Crépuscule des Dieux
Italy/France/Germany | 1972 | b&w | 245 mins with one interval | dir. Luchino Visconti, with Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe

Visconti, who had given Schneider decisive roles in theatre and film upon her arrival in France, casts her once more as Elisabeth of Austria, Ludwig’s cousin, as if to finally bring the 'Sissi' chapter to a close. In this operatic and luxurious portrait of the ‘Mad’ King, shot on location in Bavaria and Austria, she plays the mature Empress, who has gained relative freedom in spite of marriage and office. Ludwig adores her but knowing that he must and cannot love her, she is empress enough to steer him towards her sister. 

Sat 21 nov | 6.15pm

Tribute to Romy Schneider

• Death Watch

• Ludwig

• Le Train

• Les choses de la vie

• La Piscine

• L'important c'est d'aimer

• Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno