Death in Venice

Asa 2022-09-17 08:22:41

At last he fell before the phantom sea, his face contorted, his hair dye dripping like sweat. He seems to be dedicated to beauty and youth, but he is more like the clown guitarist who sang and begged for money that night and laughed wildly.

It didn't touch me as I imagined. At first, the male protagonist's voyeur-like eyes made me feel very uncomfortable. The actor played him so classy and motherly(?)

The smile that the teenager gave was just an illusion of unrequited love. But he couldn't understand why the boy looked back in front of him, did they like each other? Can you like each other just by watching a few more times?

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Death in Venice quotes

  • Travel Agent: You would be very well advised to leave today, sir. Don't wait til tomorrow.

  • Gustav von Aschenbach: Madame, will you permit an entire stranger, to serve you with a word of advice and warning, which self-interests prevents others from saying. Go away! Go away, immediately. Don't delay. Please, I beg you.