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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (Swedish: Världens vackraste pojke) is a 2021 Swedish documentary film about Björn Andrésen and the effects of fame thrust upon him when he appeared in Luchino Visconti 's 1971 film Death in Venice.
With Kristina Lindström, Luchino Visconti, Mario Tursi, Björn Andrésen. In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Luchino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world's most beautiful boy. 50 years later, that shadow still weighs upon Björn Andresen's life.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri
- 2021-10-15
May 13, 2021 · Visconti famously searched the continent to find a boy beautiful enough for the role of Tadzio, eventually discovering the teenage Andrésen in a rundown corner of Stolkholm. As the film’s fatal object of desire, who spends the majority of the film batting his eyelashes across the Venice Lido at Gustav von Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde), Andrésen ...
Sep 23, 2021 · In “The Most Beautiful Boy in the World,” a heart-wrenching documentary, co-directors Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri puncture the uneasy vein of child star building, explaining how often the practice ensnares the vulnerable.
Jul 30, 2021 · Björn Andrésen on being ‘The Most Beautiful Boy in the World’. The 72-year-old actor was last seen in Ari Aster’s Misommar – but 50 years ago, he was a lauded child star plucked from obscurity by Luchino Visconti. Here, he discusses the new film on his exploitation, and ‘letting go’ of inner darkness. Film & TV Feature. Text Nick Chen.
Jul 30, 2021 · At 15 years old, Björn Andrésen was dubbed the “most beautiful boy in the world” by director Luchino Visconti, who cast him as the object of desire in Death in Venice. But instant fame weighed heavily on the young star, as filmmakers Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri reveal in their new documentary. 30 July 2021.
Nov 6, 2021 · “The Most Beautiful Boy in the World” is a documentary about the imagistic stardom he attained — and also about the man he is now, who is so different that you almost can’t fuse the two ...
