Visconti: Death in Venice (1971)

[TheLordofacid]

In the holy trinity of lost world classics along with Peter Pan and Lolita

[MrMartinportnoy]

There's a mistake in the subtitling towards the end of the film, when Aschenbach asks about the luggage and the subtitle goes "...Mrs Moore's (?) and her family". The receptionist says "Mrs Moes", which was actually the surname of the real Tadzio that inspired Mann when he visited Venice in 1911

[RobinSandza]

A masterpiece. One of my favorite movies. Each time I watch it, I cry. The loss of youth and loneliness are the central subject of that beautiful film. The search for perfection too, of course. First time I saw it, I was totally overwhelmed, nearly "traumatized" by so much emotions. Malher's haunting music is also one of the main elements that create that feeling I guess. Dirk Bogarde was simply amazing as Aschenbach who, in the original book, was a writer not a composer.

[Bluzme]

@RobinSandza really ? I always thought Aschenbach was Mahler

[RobinSandza]

@Bluzme Well he could have been Malher in a way, cause of the music I suppose. Plus they shares the same name "Gustav", true.

[keaney123321]

Wow.

Take heed of every opportunity you are given, don't die regretting not having told someone you love them dearly.

[keaney123321]

Thankyou I really wanted to see this film

[Catuta51]

Uma obra de arte, como não se faz mais no mundo, o cinema elevado a arte sublime. Nem os americanos tentaram fazer uma adaptação, porque não puderam,não tinha jeito. Reproduzir as cenas, em locações reais, de que jeito? Os atores, muitos alocados em Veneza, nem tinham jeito de atores, eram habitantes do local.Tadzio? Fez este filme e desapareceu. Gustav Mhaler/ Maravilhoso. E Luchino Visconti, cuja familia ainda tem um castelo na Itália? Um filme pra se degustar, como caviar.....

[slobomotion]

Uprated. Shared. Favorited.

[foreverdakota1]

it's bernie from the movie 'weekend at bernies'! he's alive?

[Maryyjanexxx]

is the man a petaphile ?

[slobomotion]

@Maryyjanexxx Yes, he pets. Do you mean pedophile? 

[funkfanzzify]

@slobomotion this is about beauty, not about sexuality. The composer Gustav is questining himself: "What is the need to make a piece of beauty (music composition in this case), when there is beauty created by God? ( in this case the beauty of a young boy). It is the artists point of vieuw. You can call it "muse"or "inspiration". Where does it come from etc.

[slobomotion]

@funkfanzzify Yes, good response.

[Siberiaeterna]

If you don't want cry at 0:55:50 you are not normal!What a masterpiece!MERCI

[zthetha]

Definitely one of the top ten greatest films of all time.Visconti has produced a sumptuous feast for the eyes - made all the more remarkable because he did it on a shoestring.I understand that when he took it to America to find a distributor the dumbfounded executive commented, "I don't get the film but we could certainly use the guy who wrote the music!" Mann's novella is a pretty slim volume which only a supreme genius could bring to life like this.

[Lucia0672]

A master piece!

[Kainlarsen]

This is the first time I've seen this film. I feel like I've been on some other world while I was watching it, it's so strange and sad. How seperate and alone everyone seemed, especially Gustav. He seemed the most foreign of all.

[mickigoe]

@Kainlarsen Love your comment - beautifully phrased - fine insights.

[slobomotion]

@Kainlarsen This is a good movie, and Lord knows, Visconti did a few stinkers. This story raises a lot of issues and themes for people of every stripe. If you've been to Venice, this one is particularly striking, of course. I still recognize one of the bridges shown here. I'm an artist so find this very touching. If nothing else, the costumes and details are fantastic!

[stownsk]

Thank you for the opportunity to see this film. I've heard so much about it.

[chang0224]

Thanks for uploading. The wonderful thing of Youtube is you can find almost anything you miss here.

[zylu81]

chłopaki nie Płaczą, he he puszczasz nam film o kolesiu w łodzi he he

[NYCBG]

One of the most challenging novel-to-film translations. Yet, Visconti NAILED it. Perfect.

[hudstar2011]

@NYCBG agree, it is rare that novels translate so well to screen

[ROYALWAND]

thankyou, so much, for uploading this very fine film. I have watched it all, today; and I have enjoyed it immensely.

The costumes and the sets are very believable, in every way.

Ace! R.W. :0 only Dirk Bogarde could play this role with sincerity.

[BellaSilvery]

thankz for sharing!

[AlekDeLethe]

This monumental film made me dream after watching it for the first time of a different ending in which Gustav von Aschenbach kills Tadzio, and then he flees Venice to compose an awe-inspiring —perhaps his best— orchestral work: Symphonie Hyperggressive, immortalizing Tadzio.

[blackroses777m]

@AlekDeLethe I like it but von Aschenbach is a writer not a composer...

[DieSonneSinkt]

@blackroses777m Thomas Mann had been following Gustav Mahler's health condition in the paper, just a little before he died, and the character of Mahler had influenced him in building the character of Gustav von Aschenbach. Visconti took this, and made Aschenbach's character more like Mahler's - in fact, he even alludes that Aschenbach is Mahler.

[AlekDeLethe]

@blackroses777m

Above all: Thank you very much Your reply is quite welcome.

Yes, of course. My commentary is based on the film not on the book.

Visconti envisaged Gustav von Aschenbach as a composer.

[CopticLight16]

I think that this movie is Visconti's crowning work.

[JaliscoDeOjosHazel]

I've told this before... Dirk Bogarde's eyes speak for themselves. No words are needed here.

[theuofc]

Seeing this superb film in entirety retains its magic. Thank you very much for sharing it.

[135yearswaiting]

You are bringing us some great stuff, Death in Venice is my favourite film of all time must have watched it 15 times but always find something new in it.

Thanks great to have Klemperer and Beethoven Symphonies in complete form instead of every 10 minutes being interrupted.

[NYCBG]

@135yearswaiting And a "BECHTEIN" grand piano (1:10:12) I wish I had one... I wish,.. I wish...