This film could have been a true gem. Sadly, the fascinating background story of Luchino Visconti's "Death in Venice" quickly dissolves into a diluted, weird, shallow and to be honest simply boring exploration of what happened to the most beautiful boy in the world (without at all creating an in-depth portrait). All of the most interesting moments and crucial story parts were actually in the trailer which is great, but there's not much more to this film than the trailer.
