Death in Venice
Morte a Venezia
Italy • 1971 • 2h 11m
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#962Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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DirectorLuchino Visconti
WriterLuchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco
CinematographerPasqualino De Santis
ComposerGustav Mahler
EditorRuggero Mastroianni
ProducerLuchino Visconti