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Critic Justin Bowyer
rated 6

As a piece of cinema, this tale of a moribund composer unexpectedly stirred by pure beauty is often ravishing.

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Sakusa
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Cast & Crew

Franco Fabrizi
As Barber
Dirk Bogarde
As Gustav von Aschenbach
Mirella Pamphili
As Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Marisa Berenson
As Aschenbach's Wife
Marco Tulli
As Man Fainting at Station (uncredited)
Silvana Mangano
As Tadzio's Mother

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In this haunting drama, a renowned composer suffering from writer's block travels to Venice in search of inspiration. Instead, he becomes obsessed with a beautiful young boy and begins to question his own identity and artistic abilities. As the city around him descends into chaos due to a cholera epidemic, the composer finds himself consumed by his desire for the unattainable youth. Through a series of surreal encounters and dreamlike sequences, the film explores themes of obsession, beauty, and mortality. Ultimately, the composer's all-consuming passion for Tadzio leads him down a path of self-discovery that is both tragic and transcendent.

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Death in Venice was released in theaters on October 18, 1986.