Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy, France
Why tonight?
- In Italian — subtitles on.
The story
Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.
- venice
- italy
- composer
- obsession
- beauty
- vacation
- cholera
- male homosexuality
- epidemic
- teenage boy
- makeover
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Nora Ricci — Tadzio's Governess
- Silvana Mangano — Tadzio's Mother
- Marisa Berenson — Aschenbach's Wife
- Carole André — Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute
- Leslie French — Travel Agent
- Franco Fabrizi — Barber
- Antonio Apicella — Vagrant
- Sergio Garfagnoli — Jaschu, Polish Youth
- Ciro Cristofoletti — Hotel Clerk
- Luigi Battaglia — Scapegrace
- Dominique Darel — English Tourist
- Directed
- Luchino Visconti
- Written
- Nicola Badalucco, Luchino Visconti
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 557 ratings
- Studio
- Alfa Cinematografica, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
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