Venice in media

This list explores the instances of which the city of Venice, Italy, has been mentioned or alluded to in various media.

Audio dramas referencing Venice

Films referencing Venice

(Chronological)

Games referencing Venice

Board games

  • Inkognito (1988) is a board game set in Venice.

Video games

(Alphabetical by series or game title)

Music referencing Venice

(Alphabetical by artist)

  • In 1960, French singer Charles Aznavour recorded Que C'est Triste Venise (How Sad Venice Is). Today, it is one of his most famous bilingual pieces, sung in both Italian (titled Com'è Triste Venezia) and French.
  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor's video for "Catch You" was shot in Venice.
  • Russian singer Dima Bilan's music video for the song 'На берегу неба' (Na Beregu Neba- On the shore of the sky) takes place in Venice.
  • Madonna's music video for her song Like a Virgin (1984), directed by Mary Lambert, was shot in Venice, Italy. It features Madonna wearing a wedding dress, dancing on a gondola.
  • The Italian composer Luigi Nono (1924-1990) was born and lived in Venice.
  • On July 15, 1989, Pink Floyd played live on a floating barge in the middle of The Grand Canal during their A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour.
  • Sandra's video for "Little Girl" was shot in Venice.
  • The video for the Siouxsie and the Banshees song Dear Prudence was shot in Venice.
  • Much of the music of Rondò Veneziano has centred on Venetian themes. The Rondo Veneziano (2010) DVD features three music videos set in Venice
  • The music video of the song Mhm Mhm by Manuel Riva, published in 2016, was shot in Venice.

Television shows and episodes referencing Venice

(Alphabetical by series)

  • In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario and Luigi must save Venice from King Koopa.
  • The manga and anime series ARIA take place in the town of Neo-Venezia, based on Venice.
  • The fifth series Doctor Who episode, "The Vampires of Venice", takes place in the city in 1580.
  • Several episodes of manga and anime series Gunslinger Girl take place in Venice.
  • The Jem episode "In Stitches" takes place in this city.
  • In the manga and anime One Piece, the island of Water 7 is based on Venice.
  • An episode of The Scooby-Doo Show was set in Venice.
  • In the 38th episode of the Tatsunoko anime Yatterman, made in 2008, the Yatterman and the Doronbo Team battle in Venice. The ring that was found on the Campanile de San Marco was taken by the Doronbo Team and it was a fake ring.

Written works referencing Venice

Fiction (drama and literature)

(Alphabetical by author's surname)

Non-fiction

(Alphabetical by author's surname)

Poetry

(Alphabetical by author's surname)

  • T. S. Eliot - "Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar" (1920)

References

  1. "A Beautiful Crime". Kirkus Reviews. January 28, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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