MOVIE
Death in Venice
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Death in Venice in its release era
Released in 1971, Death in Venice sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1971-03-05
- TMDB score
- 7.2/10
- Original language
- IT
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Italy, France
- Studio
- Alfa Cinematografica, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
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