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| Death In Venice |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci, Marisa Berensen, Carole Amdre, Bjorn Andresen & Silvana Mangano |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
11060 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
130 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1971 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Luchino Visconti |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Luchino Visconti & Nicola Badalucco |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Gustav Mahler |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Fernando Scarfiotti |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Ruggero Mastroianni |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Mario Gallo |
| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
Luchino Visconti |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on the novella by Thomas Mann, Death In Venice is a lavish, slow moving story about the aging, distinguished composer Gustav Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde) and his obsession with ideal beauty. Aschenbach’s quiet observations lead his eyes to a young boy—and he instantly loses himself to a painful passion. Every passing glance nearly brings him to his knees, but the love that Aschenbach feels for the boy will ultimately carry him to his doom.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.45:1, looks dated and exhibits subdued colors that lack detail and clarity. Though slightly dull, colors sometimes are nicely rendered, with generally natural fleshtones, though blacks are undefined. Images are generally sharp and detailed, but lack fine background resolution and delineation. Minor noise is apparent, especially in the darker interior scenes, as well as artifacts. Contrast and shadow detail are mediocre, sometimes seeming a bit too contrasted with lost visual information in the darkest of scenes. The sides are slightly cropped.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural with slight background noise.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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