Review of Death in Venice (1971) by Lilian W — 14 Feb 2013

Luchino Visonti's brilliant lens, Gustav Mahler's haunting music, and Bjorn Anderessen's stunning beauty.

This review of Death in Venice (1971) was written by Lilian W on 14 Feb 2013.

Death in Venice has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Lucie F (67) on 24 Sep 2013

I love Dirk Bogarde, but was still disappointed. Beautifully shot & great music, not much of a story…

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Visconti's drawn out meditation on life and death acts almost as a fever dream strapped in tedium and nausea as we watch Gustav paranoid over…

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By Richie S (42) on 11 Jun 2010

Let me be clear, if you have never read the book you would be hard pressed to remain in your seat even 20 minutes into Luchino Visconti's film…

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By David S (4,459) on 19 Sep 2010

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By Tom F (311) on 31 Dec 2016

I'm amazed that this film was made and even more amazed that a book on such an incredibly taboo subject was written in 1911…

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By Augustine H (906) on 24 Sep 2013

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