Death in Venice
The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.
The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.
Drama
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1971
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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.
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Runtime:
131 min
Release date:
5 Mar 1971
Country:
IT, FR
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Russian, Polish, German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Visconti's mastery of visual style almost succeeds in creating the very ideas and feelings that his heavy-handed narrative entirely misses.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
Instead of bringing the story to life, Visconti has, I'm afraid, embalmed it.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003