Death in Venice
About Death in Venice
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.
Death in Venice is a 1971 drama film directed by Luchino Visconti. Dirk Bogarde takes the lead as Gustav von Aschenbach, Björn Andrésen as Tadzio, Romolo Valli as Hotel Manager, and Mark Burns as Alfred.
It runs 131 minutes and was released in March 1971. Written by Luchino Visconti and Nicola Badalucco.
Shelv files it under male homosexuality, obsession, teenage boy, and vacation. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 565 TMDB voters.
The Talented Mr. Ripley, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Funny Games make useful companions to Death in Venice, all filed under beauty.