Luchino Visconti’s very subjectively embossed and unconventional film biography about the “Fairy Tale King”, Ludwig II.  Both critics and film fans consider the film a masterpiece; but when the work premiered in Germany, such a scandal was caused by his depiction of Ludwig as a homosexual --- especially in Bavaria --- that the film fell victim to censorship and was shown in theatres for only a very brief time.  Visconti’s idiosyncratic work doesn’t concentrate much on the historically “great” moments in Ludwig’s life, but rather deals much more with his private interests and peculiarities.