This list explores the instances of which the city of Venice has been mentioned or alluded to in media. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
Written works referencing Venice
Fiction
Poetry and Short Stories
Novels and Literature
- 1634: The Galileo Affair - Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis
- Across the River and Into the Trees - Ernest Hemingway
- Candide - Voltaire
- Carnevale - Michelle Lovric
- Cry to Heaven - Anne Rice
- Daughter of Venice - Donna Jo Napoli
- Der Geisterseher (The Ghost-Seer) - Friedrich Schiller
- Der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice) (1912) - Thomas Mann
- An Equal Music - Vikram Seth
- Guido Brunetti crime series - Donna Leon
- House of Niccolo series - Dorothy Dunnett
- In the Company of the Courtesan (2006) - Sarah Dunant
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (2004) - Susanna Clarke
- Invisible Cities - Italo Calvino
- Lionboy - Zizou Corder
- Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens
- Miss Garnet's Angel - Sally Vicker
- Mystery of Venice series - Edward Sklepowich
- Othello (1603-04) - William Shakespeare
- Scorpia - Anthony Horowitz
- Servant of Two Masters - Carlo Goldoni
- Shylock's Daughter (1997) - Erica Jong
- Stravaganza: City of Masks - Mary Hoffman
- Relief - L. Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский 1634 The Galileo Affair is the fourth book and third novel published in the 1632 series by Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis. Eric Flint (born 1947 is an American Alternate history and Fantasy author, editor, and e-publisher. Across the River and Into the Trees is a novel by Ernest Hemingway. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. --> Candide ou l'Optimisme (1759 is a French Satire by the Enlightenment Philosopher Voltaire, English translations of which François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French Cry to Heaven is a standalone historical novel by Anne Rice, first published in 1982. Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American Author of gothic and religious-themed Donna Jo Napoli (born February 28, 1948) is an Author of children's and young adult Books, as well as a prominent linguist who has worked in Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller krɪstɔf friːtʁɪç fɔn ʃɪləʁ/ʃɪlɐ (10 November 1759 9 May 1805 was a German Poet, Philosopher The Novella Death in Venice was written by the German author Thomas Mann, and was first published in 1912 as Der Tod in Venedig. Paul Thomas Mann ( June An Equal Music (1999 is a Novel by Vikram Seth. An Equal Music is a love story the tale of Michael a professional Violinist Vikram Seth (विक्रम सेठ pronounced /vɪkrəm seːʈʰ/ born June 20, 1952 is an Indian Poet, Novelist, travel Donna Leon (born September 29, 1942) is an American author of a series of Crime novels set in Venice and featuring the fictional The House of Niccolò -- eight historical novels by Dorothy Dunnett -- is set in the mid-fifteenth century European Renaissance Dorothy Dunnett OBE ( August 25, 1923 &ndash November 9, 2001) was a Scottish historical novelist Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. Susanna Clarke (born November 1, 1959) is a British author best known for her debut Novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Invisible Cities ( Le città invisibili) is a Novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. Italo Calvino ( October 15, 1923 &ndash September 19, 1985) (ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno was an Italian journalist and writer of short Lionboy is a children's/young adult's Fantasy Trilogy written by Zizou Corder (the shared pen-name of English novelist Louisa Young and her daughter Lionboy is a children's/young adult's Fantasy Trilogy written by Zizou Corder (the shared pen-name of English novelist Louisa Young and her daughter Little Dorrit is a serial novel by Charles Dickens published originally between 1855 and 1857. William Shakespeare ( baptised Scorpia is the name of a few things Scorpia (novel, an Alex Rider novel Scorpia (She-Ra, a She-Ra character Scorpia (comics Anthony Horowitz (born 5 April 1956 is an English Author and Screenwriter. A Servant to Two Masters ( Arlecchino servitore di due padroni) is a Comedy by the Italian Playwright Carlo Goldoni written Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793 was a celebrated Venetian Playwright and Librettist, whom critics today rank among the European Erica Jong (née Mann born March 26, 1942, in New York City, New York) is an American Author and Teacher. A relief is a Sculptured Artwork where a modeled form is raised (or alternatively lowered from a flattened background without being disconnected from it E. Butler
- Territorial Rights - Muriel Spark
- The Aspern Papers (1888) - Henry James
- The Bravo of Venice - M.G. Lewis
- The Comfort of Strangers - Ian McEwan
- The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole - Frederick Rolfe
- The Family - Mario Puzo
- The Floating Book - Michelle Lovric
- The Haunted Hotel (1878) - Wilkie Collins
- The Merchant of Venice (1594-97) - William Shakespeare
- The Passion (1987) - Jeanette Winterson
- The Remedy - Michelle Lovric
- The Rossetti Letter (2007) - Christi Phillips
- The Shadow of the Lion - Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer
- The Silent Gondoliers - William Goldman under the name of S. Morgenstern
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) - Patricia Highsmith
- The Thief Lord (2002) - Cornelia Funke
- The Thief of Venice - Jane Langton
- The Vampire Armand - Anne Rice
- The Venice Adriana - Ethan Mordden
- The Water Mirror (2005) - Kai Meyer
- The Wings of the Dove - Henry James
- Those Who Walk Away (1967) - Patricia Highsmith
- Venise en hiver (Venice in the Winter) - Emmanuel Roblès
- Vivaldi's Virgins (2007) - Barbara Quick
- Volpone (1606 / 1607) - Ben Jonson
- Watteau in Venice (1994) - Philippe Sollers
Non-Fiction
- Casanova - History of My Life
- E. Dame Muriel Spark, DBE ( February 1, 1918 &ndash April 13, 2006) was an award-winning Scottish Novelist. The Aspern Papers is a Novella Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James ( 9 July 1775 &ndash 14 May 1818) was an English Novelist and Dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Ian McEwan, CBE, FRSA, FRSL, (born June 21, 1948) is a Booker Prize -winning English Novelist Frederick William Rolfe, better known as Baron Corvo, and also calling himself 'Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe' ( July 22, 1860 Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American William Wilkie Collins ( 8 January 1824 &ndash 23 September 1889) was an English Novelist, Playwright, and The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598 William Shakespeare ( baptised Jeanette Winterson OBE (born August 27, 1959) is a British novelist The Shadow of the Lion is an alternate history/historical fantasy novel set primarily in the Republic of Venice in the 1530s Mercedes Lackey (born June 24, 1950) New York New York (also known as Misty Lackey) is a prolific American author of fantasy novels Eric Flint (born 1947 is an American Alternate history and Fantasy author, editor, and e-publisher. Dave Freer is a South African-born science fiction author writing mostly humorous or alternate history novels The Silent Gondoliers (ISBN 0-345-44263-6 is a 1983 novel written by William Goldman, under the pseudonym of "S This article is about the screenwriter/novelist For the mathematician see William Goldman (professor. This article is about the screenwriter/novelist For the mathematician see William Goldman (professor. The Talented Mr Ripley is a Novel by Patricia Highsmith, published in 1955. Patricia Highsmith ( January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American Novelist known for her Psychological thrillers This article is about the novel for information about the movie see The Thief Lord (film The Thief Lord (original German title Herr der Cornelia Caroline Funke (FOON-ka (kuh means "spark'" in German) was born December 10, 1958, in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia The Vampire Armand (1998 is the sixth novel in Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American Author of gothic and religious-themed Ethan Mordden (born January 27, 1949, Pennsylvania) is an American Author. This is the article about the novel For the film adapted from James' novel see The Wings of the Dove (film. Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James Patricia Highsmith ( January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American Novelist known for her Psychological thrillers Emmanuel Roblès ( 4 May 1914 in Oran, Algeria – 22 February 1995 in Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine) was Volpone, or The Fox (in Italian: "Big Fox" is a Comedy by Ben Jonson first produced in 1606 drawing on elements Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist Watteau in Venice (La fête à Venise is a novel by French author Philippe Sollers published in 1991 by Editions Gallimard, and translated Philippe Sollers (born Philippe Joyaux 28 November 1936, Bordeaux, France) is a French writer and critic V. Lucas, A Wanderer in Venice
- Francesco da Mosto - Francesco's Venice
- Francesco da Mosto - Francesco's Italy
- Jane Turner Rylands - Venetian Stories
- Jane Turner Rylands - Across the Bridge of Sighs: More Venetian Stories
- John Berendt - The City of Falling Angels
- John Ruskin - The Stones of Venice
Visual works referencing Venice
Film
- A Little Romance (1979), directed by George Roy Hill
- Blame It On The Bellboy (1992), directed by Mark Herman
- Casanova (2005), directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller
- Casino Royale (2006), directed by Martin Campbell, starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green and Judi Dench
- Chasing Liberty (2004), directed by Andy Cadiff, starring Mandy Moore and Stark Sands
- Children of the Century (1999) directed by D. Count Francesco da Mosto (born 1961 in Venice) is an Italian architect film maker and TV presenter Count Francesco da Mosto (born 1961 in Venice) is an Italian architect film maker and TV presenter John Berendt (born 1939 is an American Author, known for writing the best-selling Non-fiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil The City of Falling Angels, by John Berendt, (author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), tells the story of some interesting inhabitants John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered A Little Romance is a 1979 Romantic comedy film starring Laurence Olivier and Diane Lane in her film debut George Roy Hill ( December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an Academy Award winning American Film director. Casanova is a 2005 American Romantic comedy Film directed by Lasse Hallström based on the life of Giacomo Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (b 2 June 1946 Stockholm Sweden) is a Swedish Film director. Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American -born English Actress, Model, Socialite, and part-time Martin Campbell (born October 24[[ 944]] Hastings) is a New Zealand film and Television director. Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. Eva Gaëlle Green The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, Green performed in theatre before making her film debut in The Dreamers (2003 which generated Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English Chasing Liberty is a 2004 Romantic comedy about the American President 's daughter Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer Stark Sands (born September 30, 1978) is an American Actor of Film, Television and Theatre. Children of the Century ( Les Enfants du Siècle) is a 1999 French film based on the true tale of the tumultuous love affair between two Kurys, starring Juliette Binoche, Benoit Maginel, Stefano Dionisi
- Dangerous Beauty (1998), directed by Marshall Herskovitz, based on The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal
- Death in Venice (1971), directed by Luchino Visconti, base on the Thomas Mann novella
- Don't Look Now (1973), directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on story by Daphne du Maurier, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie
- Everyone Says I Love You (1996), directed by Woody Allen
- Fellini's Casanova (1976), directed by Federico Fellini)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), directed by Steven Spielberg
- James Bond films
- Casino Royale (2006), directed by Martin Campbell
- From Russia with Love (1963), directed by Terence Young
- Moonraker (1979), directed by Lewis Gilbert, (the first time principal photography for the series took place in the city)
- Just Married (2003), directed by Shawn Levy
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), directed by Simon West, based on the Tomb Raider videogame series. Juliette Binoche (in French ʒylijɛt biˈnɔʃ born 9 March 1964 is an Academy Award -winning French film actress. Benoît Magimel (born May 11, 1974) is a French Actor. A prolific actor who was 12 when he appeared in his first film Magimel has starred in Dangerous Beauty (1998 is a Biographical Drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz. The Honest Courtesan is a 1992 biographical book by Margaret Rosenthal about a 16th century Venetian courtesan named Veronica Franco. Death in Venice (in Italian Morte a Venezia) is a 1971 film directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Dirk Bogarde and Björn Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo ( November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian Paul Thomas Mann ( June A novella is a written, Fictional Prose Narrative longer than a Novelette but shorter than a Novel. For the 1983 PBS sketch-comedy see You Can't Do That On Television. Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. Daphne du Maurier Lady Browning DBE ( 13 May, 1907 – 19 April, 1989) (ˈdæfnɪ du ˈmɒɹieɪ was a British Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian Actor with a film career spanning over 50 years Julie Frances Christie (born April 14, 1941) is a British actress. Everyone Says I Love You ( 1996) is a Musical film written and directed by Woody Allen. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Fellini's Casanova ( Il Casanova di Federico Fellini) is a 1976 Academy Award -winning Italian film by director Federico Fellini Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 Adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a story co-written by Executive producer Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional For the Charlton Comics series of the same name see Just Married (comics. Lara Croft Tomb Raider is a film adaptation of the Tomb Raider video game series Tomb Raider is a series of Action-adventure games comic books novels theme park rides and movies, centring around the adventures of the female
- Nikita (1990), also known as La Femme Nikita, directed by Luc Besson
- Only You (1994), directed by Norman Jewison
- Othello (1952), directed by Orson Welles, starring Orson Welles and Suzanne Cloutier
- Pokémon Heroes (2003), directed by Jim Malone and Kunihiko Yuyama
- Senso (1954), directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Alida Valli and Farley Granger
- Solamente Nero (1978), also known as The Bloodstained Shadow, directed by Antonio Bido
- Summertime (1955), directed by David Lean, starring Katharine Hepburn - Interiors shot in Pensione Accademia Villa Maravegie
- The Comfort of Strangers (1990), directed by Paul Schrader
- The Great Gambler (1979), directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra
- The Honey Pot (1967), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, (based on Ben Jonson's Volpone), starring Rex Harrison, Capucine, Maggie Smith
- The Italian Job (2003), directed by F. Gary Gray
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), directed by Stephen Norrington
- The Merchant of Venice (2004), directed by Michael Radford
- The Story of Us (1999), directed by Rob Reiner, starring Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tim Matheson
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), directed by Anthony Minghella
- The Thief Lord (2006), directed by Richard Claus, starring Aaron Johnson, Rollo Weeks
- The Wings of the Dove (1997), directed by Iain Softley, based on novel by Henry James
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), directed by Ted Kotcheff, based upon the novel by Nan and Ivan Lyons
- In addition, the audio Doctor Who adventure The Stones of Venice is set in a future where one last great Carnival is being held before the city sinks forever
Television
- The 1980s Jem episode "In Stitches" takes place in this city. Nikita (re-titled La Femme Nikita in some countries is a 1990 French movie written and directed by Luc Besson Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Only You is a 1994 Film starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr Norman Frederick Jewison CC, BA, LLD (born July 21, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian Film Othello is a 1952 Drama film based on the Shakespearean play, made by Mercury Productions Inc George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Suzanne Cloutier ( July 10 1927 &ndash December 2 2003) was a Canadian film actress is the fifth movie in the Pokémon series complimenting Pokémon Master Quest (the last season of Pocket Monsters story arc in the Japanese version Senso is an Italian Novella by Camillo Boito, a famous Italian Author and Architect. Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo ( November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian Summertime is a 1955 Film directed by David Lean and starring Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage The Comfort of Strangers is a 1981 novel by British writer Ian McEwan. Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is an American Screenwriter and Film director The Great Gambler ]] In spite of the big names involved the film still flopped at the box office but did decent business in Mumbai. Shakti Samanta (শক্তি সামন্ত (born January 13, 1926 in Burdwan, West Bengal, British India) is an Indian director The Honey Pot, also known as The Honeypot, is a 1967 crime Comedy film made by Famous Artists Productions and distributed Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist Volpone, or The Fox (in Italian: "Big Fox" is a Comedy by Ben Jonson first produced in 1606 drawing on elements Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and Capucine ( 6 January, 1928  &ndash 17 March, 1990) was a Golden Globe -nominated French actress and Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage The Italian Job is a 2003 American Heist film directed by F Gary Gray. Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969 in New York New York) is an American Music video and Film director. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 film loosely based on the Comic book Limited series of the same name. Stephen Norrington (born 1964 London) is a Film director whose credits include Death Machine and the Comic book adaptations The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 movie based on Shakespeare 's play of the same name. Michael Radford (born February 24, 1946 in New Delhi, India to a British father and Austrian mother is an English Film The Story of Us is a 1999 Film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer as a married couple Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947) is an American Actor. The Talented Mr Ripley is a 1999 film directed by Anthony Minghella. Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English Aaron Perry Johnson (born 13 June 1990 is a British Actor. He started acting in 2001 with his debut role as young Lorimer Black in the film Armadillo Rollo Weeks (born March 20, 1987 in Chichester, West Sussex) is a British Actor. The Wings of the Dove is an Academy Award -nominated 1997 American / British Drama film directed by Iain Softley Iain Softley, born November 30 1956 is an English Film director. Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? is a 1978 comedy film starring George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, and Robert Morley. Ted Kotcheff (sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The Stones of Venice is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Jem is an American Animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U
- The manga and anime series ARIA take place in the town of Neo-Venezia, based on Venice. is a Science fiction Manga by. The series was originally titled when it was published by Enix in the magazine Monthly Stencil, being retitled when
- In the manga and anime One Piece the island of Water 7 is based on Venice. is a Japanese Shōnen Manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine
- The Thief Lord(2006)
Video games
- The Merchant Prince series are based on the trading and politics of Venice during the Renaissance era. Machiavelli The Prince redirects here For other uses see Machiavelli (disambiguation. The player plays one of the competing Venetian merchants trying to gain wealth and power through trades, power plays, and Machiavellian skullduggery.
- The catacombs and the church of San Barnaba are visited in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade The Graphic Adventure is a graphical Adventure game, originally released in 1989 (to coincide with the release of the
- Venice appeared in Core Design's Tomb Raider 2. Core Design is a Video game developer best known for creating the popular Tomb Raider series Tomb Raider II is a Video game in the Tomb Raider series and is the Sequel to Tomb Raider.
- Venice was a multiplayer level in Free Radical Design's Timesplitters: Future Perfect. Free Radical Design is a Video game developer based in Nottingham, England.
- A fighting arena based around Venice can be found in Soul Calibur II. is a Fighting game developed and published by Namco and the third installment in the Soul series The fight takes place upon a stone platform isolated in Venice's water-filled streets. Typical residential Venice buildings are portrayed in the background of the level, although the fight does not take place in any of them.
- Venice appears as a fighting arena in the first Tekken game released on the PlayStation. For other meanings see Tekken. Tekken is a Fighting game and is the first of the series of the same name The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console
- Venice appears as a map in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, in which the Allied agents need to steal an artifact and escape the city on a boat through its canals. Wolfenstein Enemy Territory (also referred to as simply Enemy Territory or ET) is a free multiplayer FPS set during
- Venice is the second playable level in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves is the third game in the Sly Cooper franchise
- The Republic Of Venice is available as an initial playable faction in the game Medieval 2: Total War
- The canals of Venice are the site of a race in the arcade game Hydro Thunder. Medieval II Total War, the indirect sequel to 2002 's Medieval Total War and the fourth game in the critically acclaimed Total Hydro Thunder is a powerboat racing game originally an arcade game and later released for the Sega Dreamcast in November 1999
- The first-person shooter Painkiller features a level inspired by Venice. Painkiller is a First-person shooter Video game released on April 12, 2004.
- The latest Sonic the Hedgehog series game, Sonic the Hedgehog, has a city in it based on Venice, Italy. Sonic the Hedgehog is a Video game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 that was made to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the ''Sonic the Sonic the Hedgehog is a Video game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 that was made to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the ''Sonic the
- In the Super Nintendo game, Tales of Phantasia, the city of Venezia is modeled after Venice. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was is a Super Famicom game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995
- Gears of War features a map that resembles Venice (Canals)
- The La Razza Canal course from the Gamecube game, Wave Race: Blue Storm was likely modeled after Venice. Gears of War is a tactical Third-person shooter Video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. Wave Race Blue Storm is a Jet ski Racing game released as a Launch title for the Nintendo GameCube on November 18,
- You are able to take photographs of your tuned-up car in Gran Turismo 4 released on the PlayStation 2, in two locations in Venice, St. Gran Turismo 4 (also known as GT4) is a racing Video game for Sony PlayStation 2 which is published by Marks Square, and also on a barge going under the Rialto Bridge.
- Voyage Century Online features Venice as one of the Port Cites that can be used for commerce and exploration.
- Venice (Video Game) is a casual game for the Windows platform, developed by Retro 64 and distributed by Reflexive Arcade. A casual game is a Video game targeted at a mass audience of Casual gamers Casual games can have any type of gameplay and fit in any genre Reflexive Entertainment is a computer game developer based in Lake Forest California.
- In the SNK game Fatal Fury 2, Andy Bogard's stage features Venice (with some inaccuracies, such as having the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the background) as you fight in a gondola down a canal. is a 1992 Fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms is a Video game character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series of Fighting games by SNK Playmore. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa (it La Torre di Pisa is the Campanile, or freestanding bell tower of the This is revisited in King of Fighters '96, where the Boss Team's Stage is set in Venice. The King of Fighters '96 is the third game in The King of Fighters series by SNK.
- In the online game City of Heroes, the zone named "Founder's Falls" has an architectural resemblance to Venice. City of Heroes (CoH is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the Superhero Comic book Genre, developed by
- The popular arcade racing game Hydro Thunder has a Hard-level tracked (Venice Canals) modeled after the city. Hydro Thunder is a powerboat racing game originally an arcade game and later released for the Sega Dreamcast in November 1999
Music
- Much of the music of Rondò Veneziano has centred on Venetian themes. Rondò Veneziano is an Italian chamber Orchestra, specializing in Baroque music playing original instruments but incorporating a rock-style rhythm section of
- The great Italian composer Luigi Nono (1924-1990) was born and lived in Venice. Luigi Nono ( January 29, 1924 – May 8, 1990) was an Italian Avant-garde Composer of Classical music
- In 1960, French singer Charles Aznavour recorded Que C'est Triste Venise (How Sad Venice Is). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Charles Aznavour OC ( Armenian: Շառլ Ազնավուր born Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian (Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրյան Que C'est Triste Venise ( literal English translation: How Sad Venice Is is a song written and sung by Armenian - French artist Charles Aznavour Today it is one of his most famous bilingual pieces, sung in both Italian (titled Com'è Triste Venezia) and French. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
- In 1984, Madonna's music video for her song Like a Virgin, directed by Mary Lambert, was shot in Venice, Italy. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American " Like a Virgin " is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from the album of the same name and was released on November It featured Madonna dancing on a gondola and in a wedding dress.
- 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. Dima Bilan (Дима Билан birth name Viktor Nikolaevich Belan, ru Виктор Николаевич Белан 24 December, 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta
- 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. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Pink Floyd are A Momentary Lapse of Reason is Pink Floyd 's 1987 Album, the band's first release after the departure of Roger Waters from the band in 1985
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