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Movie · 1971

Death in Venice

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

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Languorous decadence Obsessive desire Unrequited love Homoerotic tension Aesthetic idealization Mortality haunted

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Release
1971
Runtime
131 min

Synopsis

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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