Death in Venice / WB presents ; a film produced and directed by Luchino Visconti for Alfa Cinematografica ; screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Container of (work): Morte a Venezia (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96076501
Notes:
Title from sell sheet. Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci, Marisa Berenson, Carole André, Björn Andresen, Silvana Mangano. Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. Based on novella by Thomas Mann. Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) Special features: Luchino Visconti: life as a novel, 2008 documentary; Alla ricerca di Tadzio, a short film about Visconti's efforts to cast the role of Tadzio; Visconti's Venice, a behind-the-scenes documentary; interviews, trailers; booklet essay by critic Dennis Lim.
Summary:
Based on the novella by Thomas Mann, this late masterpiece from Luchino Visconti is a meditation on the nature of art, the allure of beauty, and the inescapability of death. Setting Mann₂s story of queer desire and bodily decay against the music of Gustav Mahler, it is one of cinema₂s most exalted literary adaptations.
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