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.

Ludwig
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7.4/10

Nuremberg
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7.6/10

The Current War
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6.7/10

Mayerling
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6.2/10

Mother Night
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6.6/10

Pope Joan
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6.8/10

Amadeus
1984
8.0/10

Goltzius & the Pelican Company
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6.1/10

Richard Jewell
2019
7.4/10

Köln 75
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7.1/10

Victoria & Abdul
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6.9/10

The People vs. Fritz Bauer
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6.8/10

Rommel
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6.1/10

Medieval
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6.9/10

The Zookeeper's Wife
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7.3/10

David and Bathsheba
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5.9/10

13 Minutes
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6.8/10

Sisi & I
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6.2/10

Radioactive
2020
6.6/10

The Fox
2023
7.1/10
Nightwatching
2007
6.2/10