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Based on the classic novella by Thomas Mann, this late-career masterpiece from Luchino Visconti is a meditation on the nature of art, the allure of beauty, and the inescapability of death. A fastidious composer reeling from a disastrous concert, Gustav von Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde, in an exquisitely nuanced performance) travels to Venice to recover. There, he is struck by a vision of pure beauty in the form of a young boy (Bjorn Andresen), his infatuation developing into an obsession even as rumors of a plague spread through the city. 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.
CONDITION: NEW
Actors: Björn Andrésen, Dirk Bogarde
Directors: Luchino Visconti
Format: Color, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: February 19, 2019
Run Time: 131 minutes
Cast & Crew
Dirk Bogarde Gustav Von Aschenbach
Bjorn Andresen Tadzio
Silvana Mangano Tadzio's Mother
Marisa Berenson Frau Von Aschenbach
Mark Burns Alfred
Dominique Darel English Tourist
Sergio Garafanolo Polish Young Man
Romolo Valli Hotel manager
Nora Ricci Governess
Carole Andre Esmeralda
Leslie French Travel Agent
Franco Fabrizi Barber
Ciro Cristofoletti Hotel clerk
Luigi Battaglia Scapegrace
Masha Predit Singer
Technical Credits
Luchino Visconti Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Nedo Azzini Set Decoration/Design
Niccola Badalucco Screenwriter
Pasqualino De Santis Cinematographer
Mario de Silvio Makeup
Mauro Gavazzi Makeup
Franco Mannino Score Composer
Ruggero Mastroianni Editor
Giuseppe Muratori Sound/Sound Designer
Goffredo Rocchetti Makeup
Ferdinando Scarfiotti Production Designer,Set Decoration/Design
Piero Tosi Costumes/Costume Designer
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