At National Gallery of Art
Bavarian King Ludwig II became Richard Wagner’s patron, supporting him financially and permitting the composer to create such works as Der Ring des Nibelungen and Parsifal, to premiere his Tristan und Isolde, and even to establish the Bayreuth Festival. Filled with Wagner’s music (and that of other German composers), Luchino Visconti’s lavish depiction of Ludwig’s life is a stunning visual tour de force with Armando Nannuzzi’s brilliant cinematography, Piero Tosi’s extraordinary costumes, and Mario Chiari and Mario Scisci’s opulent production design. This print, the uncut, restored, four-hour version, is loaned through the courtesy of Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale, Rome.
COVER IMAGE: Courtesy Photofest
IN COLLABORATION WITH
National Gallery of Art
Italy 1972, 35 mm, 238 min. (with intermission)
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Film in Italian with subtitles
RSVP
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
NO RESERVATION REQUIRED
LOCATION
National Gallery of Art
East Building Auditorium
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565
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