While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 18 wins & 7 nominations total
Björn Andrésen
- Tadzio
- (as Björn Andresen)
Eva Axén
- Tadzio's Oldest Sister
- (uncredited)
Marcello Bonini Olas
- Nobleman at Hotel Party
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe boy on whom Tadzio was based, Wladyslaw Gerard Jan Nepomuk Marya Moes, was only 10 in May 1911.
- GoofsTV aerials are clearly visible on Venetian rooftops in one scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Temporada de Caça (1988)
- SoundtracksSehr Langsam Misterioso from Symphony No.3
Written by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (as The Orchestra of the Academy of Saint Cecilia) and Lucretia West (alto)
Conducted by Franco Mannino
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"Death in Venice" after 30-plus years
I first saw "Death in Venice" when it was initially released in 1971. Today, I saw it again (by chance!) while I was channel-surfing. It had the same hypnotic effect on me that it had then. To wit: I sat down, vacuum cleaner in hand, and remained there. In 1971, at age 21, I recognized the film's poignancy but not in the way I was able to now, at age 56. Yes, it's slow-moving and not very much "happens". But its beauty, especially the wonderful close-ups and the use of Mahler's music, endures. Those familiar with Thomas Mann's novella of the same name,and other of his works (e.g., The Magic Mountain) will recall that nothing much "happens" in these stories, either. However, these classics (both in print and film) are apt to remain with us long after the latest special effects action film has disappeared.
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