Death in Venice

Death in Venice (1971)

1971-03-05 · 131 min · Rating 7.23/10 (534 votes)

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

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.

Drama

Keywords

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