Death in Venice
by Aitken, Will
A Queer Film Classic on Luchino Visconti's lyrical and controversial 1971 film based on Thomas Mann's novel about a middle-aged man (played by Dirk Bogarde) vacationing in Venice who becomes obsessed with a youth staying at the same hotel as a wave of cholera descends upon the city. The book analyzes its cultural impact and provides a vivid portrait of the director, an ardent Communist and grand provocateur.
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- Full title :Death in Venice / by Will Aitken.
Summary
A Queer Film Classic on Luchino Visconti's lyrical and controversial 1971 film based on Thomas Mann's novel about a middle-aged man (played by Dirk Bogarde) vacationing in Venice who becomes obsessed with a youth staying at the same hotel as a wave of cholera descends upon the city. The book analyzes its cultural impact and provides a vivid portrait of the director, an ardent Communist and grand provocateur.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:1120.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Arsenal Pulp, Turnaround [distributor]
- Place of Publication:Vancouver, B.C
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1120.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 v. : : ill. ; : 21 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:155152418X, 9781551524184
- oclc:ocn863223039
- Dewey Decimal:791.4372
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