Death in Venice (1981)
• August 11th, 1981 • 2h 12min
Music, Drama
Overview
Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes obsessed.
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