Morte a Venezia / Death in Venice (1971) 2 x DVD9 and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection
on January 8th, 2022 at 04:15
Based on Thomas Mann's 1912 novella, the film tells the story of the last few weeks in the life of Gustav Von Aschenbach (Bogarde), a composer who has come to Venice in an attempt to find some peace from the complications of his personal life in Germany. A musical purist and rigorous seeker after perfection, Aschenbach has seen his career decline and his relationships decay. Intending to stay for only a short period, he becomes entranced by the beauty of a young boy, Tadzio (Andreson) and finds excuses to stay just a while longer. He lingers, despite possessing privileged knowledge about a cholera epidemic sweeping the city, and meets his own doom in his quest to understand the meaning of perfection, as embodied in the form of Tadzio.
Setting Mann's story of queer desire and bodily decay against the sublime music of Gustav Mahler, Death in Venice is one of cinema’s most exalted literary adaptations, as sensually rich as it is allegorically resonant.
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Bjorn Andresen
Country: Italy, France, USA
Genre: Drama
↓ Download movie...
Recent Comments