“Ludwig, you are the favorite of the Lord because more than any other man, you are exposed to sin.” A compassionate priest says this to the mad king of Bavaria about halfway through Ludwig, Luchino ...

“Ludwig, you are the favorite of the Lord because more than any other man, you are exposed to sin.” A compassionate priest says this to the mad king of Bavaria about halfway through Ludwig, Luchino ...

The Austrian-born Berger was a mainstay of the European arthouse cinema of the 1960s and '70s, celebrated for his enigmatic performances in Luchino Visconti films. Helmut Berger, the Austrian actor ...

Helmut Berger, Austrian actor who rose to fame as the muse and lover of Luchino Visconti – obituary Visconti cast him in sexually ambiguous roles in The Damned and Ludwig but their relationship was ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. On April 15 ...

Among the Italian filmmakers who achieved international prominence in the decades after World War II, Luchino Visconti possessed perhaps the sharpest historical insight and the keenest literary ...

Helmut Berger, the Austrian actor and regular Luchino Visconti collaborator who become one of the most recognizable faces of European arthouse cinema in the 1960s, has died at the age of 78. The news ...