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bh65
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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| Posted: 13 Aug 2006, 4:58 pm Post subject: Death in Venice |
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| Hi.....I'm interested in reading views on "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann,including the film version. I can't decide if there is a anti-homosexual message in this story or not,but since I can sympathize with the character of Ashenbach I have remained fascinated by this story. |
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nighthowl
Joined: 10 Dec 2006
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Interests: Both general and Gay ... literature including biography, fiction, social studies, history. FIlms, domestic and foreign.
Physical Location: Baltimore
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| Posted: 10 Dec 2006, 1:38 am Post subject: Re: Death in Venice |
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| bh65 wrote: | | Hi.....I'm interested in reading views on "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann,including the film version. I can't decide if there is a anti-homosexual message in this story or not,but since I can sympathize with the character of Ashenbach I have remained fascinated by this story. |
I have viewed the film at last 2 times, and found it beautifully made. My impression was that it was less a treatment of homosexuality, and more a portrait of a failed composer who yearns for his youthful self. I'm not saying I think the attraction to Tadzio is not homosexual, but I think that theme is overshadowed by those of life and death, youth and aging. Although Gustav cannot connect to the young man except as onlooker, in the end he shows this love by warning Tadzio's mother to take her family and flee pestilence ridden Venice. The story is definitely complex, but worth revisiting. Must read the actual story again! |
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