Death in Venice Movie Review 1971

A lush, decadent adaptation of the Thomas Mann novella about a aging, jaded, and dying composer Gustav von Aschenbach (Bogarde)--here suggested to be Gustav Mahler--who is plagued by fears that he can no longer feel anything. Instead, he becomes tragically obsessed with ideal beauty as personified in the young boy, Tadzio (Andresen). Visconti uses Mahler's 3rd and 5th symphonies to haunting effect.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 124 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gays, Art & Artists, Venice

Screenplay

Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco

Cast

Dirk Bogarde, Mark Burns, Bjorn Andresen, Marisa Berenson, Silvana Mangano

Cinematography

Pasqualino De Santis

Director

Luchino Visconti

Music

Gustav Mahler

Producer

Alta Cinematograjica