The first part of Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's "German Trilogy," Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972) reinvents the imaginative universe of the eponymous king of Bavaria, creator of extravagant castles and patron of Richard Wagner. Beginning with this film, Syberberg introduced a special system of front and rear projection. Syberberg's juxtapositions developed both montage and Surrealist collage in new directions, and the treatment of images opens new perspectives on German history and dreams.