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Death In Venice [1971]
DVD ~ Dirk Bogarde
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Luchino Visconti's adaptation of the Thomas Mann story Death in Venice is the very definition of sumptuous: the costumes and sets, the special geography of Venice, and the breathtaking cinematography combine to form a heady experience. At the centre of this gorgeousness is Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde in a meticulous performance), a controlled intellectual who unexpectedly finds himself obsessed by the vision of a 14-year-old boy while on a convalescent vacation in 1911. Visconti has turned Aschenbach into a composer, which accounts for the lush excerpts from Mahler on the soundtrack (Bogarde is meant to look like Mahler, too). Even if it tends to hit the nail on the head a little too forcefully, and even if Visconti can test one's patience with lingering looks at crowds at the beach and hotel dining rooms, Death in Venice creates a lushness rare in movies. --Robert Horton

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful..., 18 Mar 2005
This is an absolute classic. Dirk Bogarde is superb playing the troubled Gustav Von Aschenbach, I would go as far as to say it is one of his finest roles. Adapted from the novella of Thomas Mann, this film is a true credit to the industry of cinema. It has a very well scripted plot that tells the audience everything without needing to show graphic details. It tells of Aschenbach's obsession with a boy named Tadzio...though nothing is ever done about it, he simply watches him from a distance in an admiring manner. The ending of the film is so unbearably tragic that once you see this film it will remain with you forever... Don't let this film pass you by...watch and enjoy.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great films of world cinema, 9 Nov 2004
By Dr. R. T. Lambert "rogerlam" (Aberdeenshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This has to be one of the finest films ever made.

The film has haunted me since I first saw it over 30 years ago. Its scale is operatic, the widescreen photography stunning. Yes it's pace at times is a little sedate, but as I get older it reflects one's own maturity, sitting with dignity and watching consumate beauty. It is only at the end of the film that Bogarde's character (Ashenbach) lets down his guard in an attempt to impress the boy. The boy is somewhere between a child and a young man, he still has the playful qualities of a child but on the other hand he has the coyness of a youth who is aware of the effect he has on others. Bogarde's character is quiety amused by the child yet finds the antics of the youth somewhat intimidating.

The final scene is devastating because though the boy has had the most profound effect on Ashenbach to the boy it is little more than a fleeting and non consequential episode. Did Ashenbach die with an image of beauty as a final vision or did he realise the boy was just a shallow unobtainable goal?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure cinema, 6 Sep 2004
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This film still remains one of the purest pieces of cinema. With little dialogue (unless your Polish is ok) the film is wholly visual in its approach to the communication of a sense of place, time and meaning. Bogarde tells the story of an creative artist who beleives that only man can create true beauty in a purity which can not be found in nature. His chance encounter with a beautiful boy reveal to him how mistaken his belief is. His own death dressed in the artifice of the beautician/barber who tries to restore his youth is in the end a celebration of life. The splendour and decay of Venice presents a perfect setting.
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