Death in Venice

– Composer Gustav von Aschenbach, travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed wit..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 10 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Original Name:
Morte a Venezia
Death in Venice (1971) - Also known as Morte a Venezia

Composer Gustav von Aschenbach, travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.

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Death in Venice (1971) - Trailer

Release Date:

05 Mar 1971

Language:

English, Italian, Polish, French, Russian, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
GP

Director:

Luchino Visconti

Writer:

Thomas Mann (novel), Luchino Visconti (screenplay), Nicola Badalucco (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci

Plot:

In this adaptation of the Thomas Mann novel, avant-garde composer Gustave Aschenbach (loosely based on Gustav Mahler) travels to a Venetian seaside resort in search of repose after a period of artistic and personal stress. But he finds no peace there, for he soon develops a troubling attraction to an adolescent boy, Tadzio, on vacation with his family. The boy embodies an ideal of beauty that Aschenbach has long sought and he becomes infatuated. However, the onset of a deadly pestilence threatens them both physically and represents the corruption that compromises and threatens all ideals.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%