Death in Venice
The novelist Gustav von Aschenbach travels from Munich to Venice seeking renewed inspiration. There he becomes fascinated by the Polish boy Tadzio, while cholera spreads through the city. Aschenbach follows Tadzio and his family, conceals the danger from them, and remains in Venice. After the family leaves, Aschenbach watches Tadzio on the beach, grows too weak to rise, and dies as the boy walks out to sea.