Death in Venice

  • Drama
3/5/1971
131

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

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.

Director:
Luchino Visconti
Writers:
Luchino Visconti
Nicola Badalucco
    • venice, italy
    • composer
    • obsession
    • beauty
    • vacation
    • cholera
    • male homosexuality
    • epidemic
    • teenage boy
    • makeover
    • homoeroticism
    • unspoken love
    • obsessed with a man
    • obsessed

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    Cast

    • Dirk Bogarde
      Gustav von Aschenbach
    • Björn Andrésen
      Tadzio
    • Romolo Valli
      Hotel Manager
    • Mark Burns
      Alfred
    • Nora Ricci
      Tadzio's Governess
    • Silvana Mangano
      Tadzio's Mother
    • Marisa Berenson
      Aschenbach's Wife
    • Carole André
      Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute
    • Leslie French
      Travel Agent
    • Franco Fabrizi
      Barber
    • Antonio Apicella
      Vagrant
    • Sergio Garfagnoli
      Jaschu, Polish Youth
    • Ciro Cristofoletti
      Hotel Clerk
    • Luigi Battaglia
      Scapegrace
    • Dominique Darel
      English Tourist
    • Masha Predit
      Russian Tourist

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