Although I don´t take part in this playthrough I immensly enjoy reading all your comments and observations.
It´s a shame that this has to be the last of the Gabriel Knight playthroughs
Well at least, Gray Matter´s lurking round the corner
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Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83
An Italian director, Luchino Visconti, dedicated a movie to Ludwig, the huge and somewhat intimidating Ludwig, whose complete version runs for more than 280 minutes. The movie is breath-taking and a real masterpiece, and I strongly recommend you to see it. To whet your appetite, this is a tribute video to the movie I found on YouTube and this a tribute to Ludwig using scenes from Visconti's opera maestra (and with Mansell's stunning soundtrack from Aronfsky's Requiem for a Dream, another movie I strongly recommend). |
I have the DVD but never got around watching the movie from start to finish.
I recently got myself a HD-TV, which should do the awesome cinematography justice.
Another good (IMO very good) movie about Ludwig II with exceptional acting by O.W. Fischer as Ludwig and Klaus Kinski in a supporting role is
Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs .
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047195/
It starts off kinda light-hearted but gets darker and darker as it progresses.
I don´t think there´s an original score, all you hear is music composed by Wagner.
It´s an old fashioned movie (by all means, it´s from 1955) but pretty bold for it´s time depicting Ludwig´s fragile mental state and Wagner´s selfishness. It certainly is NOT a "Sissi" movie (thank God for that).
I recommend it to everyone interested in the
Ludwig character and everyone being a fan of
GABRIEL KNIGHT II.
Some of the scenes, especially near the end are very touching thanks to the great acting, subtle direction and powerful music.
