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Title: Stunning.
Review: Death in Venice, is a visually alluring portrait of obsession, decay, beauty, and mortality. The dialogue is scarce, but I believe the film would not have worked out, if otherwise.You may or not like it, I can not say you will, like others have said, it is not for everyone, but I must say it is, for me, one of the most beautiful, touching films I have ever seen, if not the most. I found myself, entranced in a strange everlasting spell. I somehow, felt, Bogarde's emotions, and like him, I followed Andresen through the degenerated streets of Venice. I adored, idolized, the feeling of contrast, the imagery, between the decayed, horrific characters Bogarde/Gustav found in Venice, and the exquisiteness of a fifteen-year old boy.And you can never, ever go wrong with Mahler.
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