Death in Venice [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] - Region 1 DVD
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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
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Release date: 17 February 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780790785301 UPC: 085392888122
Release date: 17 February 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780790785301 UPC: 085392888122
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