Title: Totally disappointing
Product review: I used to be crazy about Visconti's turgid movie concoctions, which I must report sadly do not stand the test of time. Helmut Berger in overdrive as the mad king, and Helmut Griem as his loyal pretty face. Romy Schneider and Silvana Mangano as moving decorative objects (count the number of times Romy steps out of coaches). Tedious tirades from irrelevant characters. But worse, a very coyapproach to the whole subject of the king's attraction to males, which in Viscontis' view serves as compensation for his two great unrequited loves: his cousin the Empress and Wagner. Part turkey, part architectural documentary. By now, a historical curiosity.
Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
