Death in Venice
Luchino Visconti / IT, FR, 1971 / 130 min.
Dirk Bogarde plays Gustav Aschenbach, the tormented composer who is struck by the absolute beauty of a 15-year-old boy at the Venice Lido. Visconti’s magnum opus.
Aschenbach is staying at the majestic Grand Hotel des Bains, recovering after the failed premiere of his latest work. The now 50-year-old composer wanders the deserted streets and alleyways of cholera-struck Venice, resting on the chairs at the Lido. Searching for inspiration and renewed vigour where death stalks the streets.
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Director
Luchino Visconti
Production year
1971
Country
IT, FR
Original title
Morte a Venezia
Length
130 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP, 35mm
Part of
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