Despite a cholera epidemic, Aschenbach decides to stay in the city to stay close to the youngster, until he succumbs to the illness and dies, scarred by desire and decadence. Ferraro’s black and white version of the film “immerses itself in the gloom of the current crisis with Thomas Mann’s text as a compass”. After an initial two weeks in Venice, filming will wrap between the end of 2025 and the start of 2026 between Venice and Naples. Morte a Venezia is an independent production by Ferraro’s Boudu in co-production with producer Luis Miñarro’s Spanish firm Eddie Saeta and RAI Cinema. The film’s release is scheduled for autumn 2026.