Death in Venice 1971 PG, 130 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Bjorn Andresen, Silvana Mangano, Marisa Berenson, Mark Burns, Romolo Valli, Nora Ricci, Carole Andre, Leslie French, Franco Fabrizi, Sergio Garfagnoli, Luigi Battaglia
Aging German composer Gustav von Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde) travels to the Venetian seashore for a rest. But rest doesn't come due to a young blond boy, Tadzio (Bjorn Andresen), who is traveling with his family. Aschenbach obsesses over Tadzio because Tadzio represents youth and physical perfection. Aschenbach knows he can never attain that perfection and quietly dies on the beach. Adapted from the Thomas Mann novel.
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La Matriarca 1968 X, 90 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy aka: The Libertine
Director: Pasquale F Campanile Cast: Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Luigi Pistilli, Renzo Montagnani, Nora Ricci, Fabienne Dali, Luigi Proietti, Edda Ferronao, Paolo Stoppa, Vittorio Caprioli
After her husband's death, Mimi (Catherine Spaak) finds a hidden room where he had carried out sexual fantasies with other women. Since the room is well-equipped with sex tools, Mimi decides to pick up where he had left off.
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| 1. Death in Venice (1971)
2. La Matriarca (1968) aka: The Libertine
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