The famous writer Gustav von Aschenbach comes to Venice to rest and clear his mind. However, the “flawless beauty” he encounters here gives him an unexpected jolt; his admiration gradually turns into an uncontrollable obsession. The threat of a hidden epidemic hovering over the city further accelerates the unraveling of Aschenbach’s inner world. The silent defeat of a man caught between beauty, desire and art… In Thomas Mann’s elegant language, Death in Venice is a modern classic that dramatizes how passion, dignity and will can be broken.