Mon, 21 Mar
|Odeon, Harrogate
Death in Venice
An avant-garde composer (Dirk Bogarde), recovering from a period of artistic and personal stress, becomes infatuated with an adolescent boy who embodies his ideal of beauty. Despite the menace of a deadly cholera epidemic, this atmospheric film captures the spirit of 19th Century Venice.
Time & Location
21 Mar, 19:45
Odeon, Harrogate, E Parade, Harrogate HG1 5LB, UK
About the Event
Death in Venice (12)
Dir. Luchino Visconti, France/Italy, 1971, 130 mins
Adapted from the Thomas Mann novella. An avant-garde composer (Dirk Bogarde), recovering from a period of artistic and personal stress, becomes infatuated with an adolescent boy who embodies his ideal of beauty. Despite the menace of a deadly cholera epidemic, this atmospheric film captures the spirit of 19th Century Venice.
(50th anniversary film)