Death in Venice
About
1971 prize winning film directed by Visconti, starring Dirk Bogarde, with Bjorn Andresen and Mark Burns. Soundtrack is a feast of music by Gustav Mahler. Tickets also available from Ripe Village Stores.Abroad on a rest holiday , composer Gustav Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde) is to all the world reserved and civilised. But when he glimpses someone who inspires him to give way to a secret passion, it foreshadows his doom. Director Luchino Visconti transforms Thomas Mann’s classic novel into a masterwork of power and beauty.Abroad on a rest holiday , composer Gustav Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde) is to all the world reserved and civilised. But when he glimpses someone who inspires him to give way to a secret passion, it foreshadows his doom. Director Luchino Visconti transforms Thomas Mann’s classic novel into a masterwork of power and beauty.
Location
Hayton Baker Hall
Ripe, East Sussex BN8 6AU