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.
Death in Venice has generally received very positive reviews.
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Death in Venice was released in 1971 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 187 reviews, giving Death in Venice (1971) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 76%.
With a score of 75%, Death in Venice is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1971, which stands at 59%.
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