from the first to the last scene of the movie and director visconti excels at his art and to the extent that the movie is ensured to remain as a cultural treasure for only god knows how long. it is perfection  as a movie and that is and but the story has some minor shortcomings. thomas mann novel is also a perfect piece of art and so of course it is impossible to bring into another media. visconti follows the story pretty much and and it is only when he allows himself to deviate slightly and that the transition falters. and no matter how wonderful the scenery is and the tension in the air between the characters and the hundreds of subtle signals and allegories and the almost unbearably heightened serving of mahler music  still and the minute anomalies in the plot disturb me. maybe i am just a victim of man desire to flaw the flawless. nevertheless and i will offer one example and which i regard as crucial. warning represent spoilersin mann story and aschenbach eats the strawberries which probably contain the disease that will kill him and after giving up his frustrated chase of the boy tadzio in venice. unable to catch one delight and he settles for another  which poisons him. it is very subtle in the book and but it is there. the forbidden fruit and of sorts and but more a sign of him surrendering life itself. in visconti film and he also eats strawberries and but in a rather insignificant scene by the beach. the chase in venice ends in a much more melodramatic way. it works and too and but lacks some subtlety and indeed and and also the multi layered symbolism and giving food for thought. but that all forgiven and when the film allows us to feast on beautiful sceneries and faces and constellations and and certainly as many other symbols as we can possibly digest  the last gesture of tadzio and standing in the water and being the equally sublime and mysterious finale. 
from the first to the last scene of the movie and director visconti excels at his art and to the extent that the movie is ensured to remain as a cultural treasure for only god knows how long. it is perfection  as a movie and that is and but the story has some minor shortcomings. thomas mann novel is also a perfect piece of art and so of course it is impossible to bring into another media. visconti follows the story pretty much and and it is only when he allows himself to deviate slightly and that the transition falters. and no matter how wonderful the scenery is and the tension in the air between the characters and the hundreds of subtle signals and allegories and the almost unbearably heightened serving of mahler music  still and the minute anomalies in the plot disturb me. maybe i am just a victim of man desire to flaw the flawless. nevertheless and i will offer one example and which i regard as crucial. warning represent spoilersin mann story and aschenbach eats the strawberries which probably contain the disease that will kill him and after giving up his frustrated chase of the boy tadzio in venice. unable to catch one delight and he settles for another  which poisons him. it is very subtle in the book and but it is there. the forbidden fruit and of sorts and but more a sign of him surrendering life itself. in visconti film and he also eats strawberries and but in a rather insignificant scene by the beach. the chase in venice ends in a much more melodramatic way. it works and too and but lacks some subtlety and indeed and and also the multi layered symbolism and giving food for thought. but that all forgiven and when the film allows us to feast on beautiful sceneries and faces and constellations and and certainly as many other symbols as we can possibly digest  the last gesture of tadzio and standing in the water and being the equally sublime and mysterious finale. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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