The film consists of a monologue performed by Walter Sedlmayr, who plays Theodor Hierneis, the chef at the court of Ludwig II of Bavaria. The screenplay was written by Syberberg and Sedlmayr and is based on the memoirs of Hierneis.

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she ...

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to o...

On a gloomy March 1881, an old, sick man was dying in the Nikolaevsky military land hospital in St. ...

In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, ...

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which...

The life of Camille Claudel, a French sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later...

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...

"McCarthy" chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power ...

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614),...

Historical drama depicting the events leading up to the 1917 October Revolution produced to celebrat...

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for thei...

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downt...

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. Aft...

The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey...

In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to as...

A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a ...

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morris...