Death in Venice, CA

Mason Carver is an academic suffering from stress whose wife arranges for him to spend a summer lodging at the Venice home of one of her relatives. She has a 17-year old stepson, Sebastian, who soon captures Carver's fantasies. Carver wants to resist, but temptation is strong. As Carver tries to summon the resolve to turn away from the boy, and with the rough trade of Venice's beach, board-walks, and public toilets at hand, it becomes clear that Sebastian is playing with fire, too. (imdb)