Death in Venice (Film Screening)

Thursday, April 20, 2023 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm CET/GMT+1 

P98a Lecture Hall

Join us for a screening of Luchino Visconti’s 1971 adaptation of Thomas Mann's classic novella "Der Tod in Venedig" ("Death in Venice") about Gustav von Aschenbach, a renowned composer paralysed by ennui and repressed emotion. During a visit to Venice, Aschenbach discovers a last vestige of beauty and emotion. Believing himself lost to the muse, he develops a troubling attraction to Tadzio, a handsome boy on holiday with his mother.

The event is part of Martin Widmann’s Introduction to German Literary History course. It is open to all. No advance registration is necessary.

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