visconti masterpiece . i admit that i be unfamiliar with much of his work but i can not imagine his other work surpass this fabulous film . last night i watch death in venice after an absence of about 25 year and be totally captivate by all that i saw . this captivation be a pastiche compose of many element represent the extraordinary shot direct by visconte and primarily his love of long and languorous shot of people din and swim and walk and contain a significant character pass through this mass of people while the cinematographer brilliant interpretation of visconti shot selection while the acting by the principle without over rid dialog and convey the scene complexity through facial feature alone . it be true represent young people watch this film for the first time must be aware that they be watch a unique film and a film that could not be make in 2006. a film whose time rest in those brief handful of year in the sixty and early seventy of the last century when artistic license be pass to film director and money men take secondary role . a many of the recent imdb commentator have write and this film and in their judgment and be long and boring ( too little action ) and pretentious . i suppose by the standard of hollywood pap and these comment contain merit . unfortunately they tragically minimize the amazing beauty and depth of this work and others like it from those year . please and if you have not see death in venice and rent a copy and immerse yourself in a film and story from another time . you will be reward .