Morte a Venezia

In the original novel by Thomas Mann main character, unlike the movie, was a famous writer whose image was copied by the author with Gustav Mahler. Thus, Luchino Visconti in his work only went back to the source, making Gustav a background of Ashenbaha composer.

For a long time after the film's release in the press circulated rumors of the death of the performer of the role of Tadzio Bjorn Andresen. According to some false information about Andresen distributed actor Helmut Berger the lover and protégé Luchino Visconti, who originally was supposed to play Tadzio, and when the role was mad at Andresen.

Burt Lancaster wanted to play Gustav von Ashenbaha.

Swede Bjorn Andresen in the end were dubbed by another actor because I play pole and had the appropriate accent.

"Death in Venice" is the second film of the German trilogy, Visconti. The first was the film "twilight of the Gods" (1969), the third — "Ludwig" (1972).

At the premiere actor Tom Courtney said Period was supposed to play Alec Guinness. According to Courtney then would the audience believe what is before them on the screen of the great composer. "With Dirk, you never felt who he was," said Courtney.

Mark burns later admitted that he never understood the importance of dialogue your character and the Period in the middle of the movie.

One day during filming, Bjorn Andresen asked Dirk bogarde, a Beatles fan what their favorite song of the fab four. Bogard there and had nothing to answer him.

KinoSTART Lawrence J. Quirk in her book "the Greatest romance films" 1974, wrote that some of the images of björn Andresen, taken from the movie, it would be possible to hang on the walls of the Louvre or the Vatican museums. Bjorn in his opinion is a symbol of beauty that inspired Michelangelo and Da Vinci.

With the name of Luchino Visconti from Bjorn Andresen (Tadzio) for life associated with the most severe memories. At the end of the filming of "Death in Venice" and a triumphant premiere at the Cannes film festival, the first thing done by the famous Director — that led the young man to a night gay club. Regulars such institutions were he and a large part of the crew. Dirk bogarde, too, was widely known as homosexual. "They looked at me like a piece of meat," recalled björn reaction to it visitors of the club.

In the last scene on the beach face Dirk bogarde was made-stain remover, which gave the Director the necessary effect. The actor only found out after filming.