Films

Please choose a film which is located primarily in Venice or the rest of the Veneto and set in the period since 1797. The following are recommended. If you would like to choose another, please check with your tutor.

• Il canale degli angeliLink opens in a new window. Directed by Francesco Pasinetti. Venezia Film. 1934. [The subtitles can be autotranslated]
• SensoLink opens in a new window. Directed by Luchino Visconti. Lux Film, 1954. [The subtitles can be autotranslated]
• SummertimeLink opens in a new window. Directed by David Lean. United Artists, 1955.
• A Farewell to ArmsLink opens in a new window. Directed by Charles Vidor. The Selznick Company, 1957.
• Death in VeniceLink opens in a new window. Directed by Luchino Visconti. Warner Brothers, 1971.
• Don't Look NowLink opens in a new window. Directed by Nicolas Roeg. British Lion Films, 1973.
• The Comfort of StrangersLink opens in a new window. Directed by Paul Schrader. Rank, 1990.
• The Wings of the DoveLink opens in a new window. Directed by Iain Softley. Miramax, 1997.
• The TouristLink opens in a new window. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Columbia, 2010.
• Shun Li and the PoetLink opens in a new window. Directed by Andrea Segre. Curzon Artificial Eye, 2011.

The Archivio Luce and Documentalia

Many short films and newsreels about Venice are available via the Archivio LuceLink opens in a new window and DocumentaliaLink opens in a new window.

Dirk Bogarde speaks with Luchino Visconti whilst filming Death in Venice in 1970.