DEATH IN VENICE (1971) Morte a Venezia / Tod in Venedig / Mort à - TopicsExpress



          

DEATH IN VENICE (1971) Morte a Venezia / Tod in Venedig / Mort à Venise Directed by Luchino Visconti Written by Luchino Visconti & Nicola Badalucco Based on the novel by Thomas Mann (loosely based on Gustav Mahlers life) Cinematography by Pasqualino De Santis Music by Gustav Mahler (mostly) Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Björn Andrésen, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Silvana Mangano, Marisa Berenson το δευτερο απο τα εργα της γερμανικης τριλογιας του βισκοντι [130 min] [Italy] In this adaptation of the Thomas Mann novel, avant-garde composer Gustave Aschenbach (loosely based on Gustav Mahler) travels to a Venetian seaside resort in search of repose after a period of artistic and personal stress. But he finds no peace there, for he soon develops a troubling attraction to an adolescent boy, Tadzio, on vacation with his family. The boy embodies an ideal of beauty that Aschenbach has long sought and he becomes infatuated. However, the onset of a deadly pestilence threatens them both physically and represents the corruption that compromises and threatens all ideals. rogerebert/reviews/death-in-venice-1971
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:11:03 +0000

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