the great tragedy man face be that and capable so often of the divine he settle for the banal . from this fact do so much great tragedy emerge . death in venice be one of very few film with the patience and bravery to tackle this fact head on . it confront the human eye with beauty and inspiration in their two most inevitable human form self denial and decay . undoubtedly this be the great film to have no discernable influence on mainstream cinema . it austerely refine look and echoey sound and mixture of unsubtitled language and and highly challenge theme be impossible to copy represent a much an accident of it peculiar production a of the vision of it director . the central performance and at once rigid and aroused and and vulnerable in the face of expression and decadence highlight bogarde a if not the best british actor of his generation then certainly the most adventurous . able to hold on to sympathy a his desire take him over and interesting despite the endless close ups and mahler score play above him not one for a friday night with your girlfriend but certainly ok if you want to explore the limit of human spiritual limitation .