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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Original title: Världens vackraste pojke
  • 20212021
  • 1h 33m
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Björn Andrésen in The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)
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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 upo... Read allIn 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.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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    • Kristina Lindström
    • Kristian Petri
    • Kristina Lindström
    • Kristian Petri
  • Stars
    • Kristina Lindström(voice)
    • Luchino Visconti(archive footage)
    • Mario Tursi(archive footage)
    • Kristina Lindström
    • Kristian Petri
    • Kristina Lindström
    • Kristian Petri
  • Stars
    • Kristina Lindström(voice)
    • Luchino Visconti(archive footage)
    • Mario Tursi(archive footage)
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    • 15User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    Kristina Lindström
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Luchino Visconti
    Luchino Visconti
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mario Tursi
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Mario)
    Björn Andrésen
    Björn Andrésen
    • Self
    Dagny Erixon
    • self, Björn Andrésen's grandmother
    • (archive footage)
    Jessica Vennberg
    • self - Björn Andrésen's girlfriend
    Margareta Krantz
    • Self - Casting director
    • (voice)
    Miriam Sambol
    • Self - governess
    • (voice)
    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Princess Anne
    Princess Anne
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ann Lagerström
    • self - Björn Andrésen's childhood frien
    • (voice)
    Hajime Sawatari
    • Self - Photographer
    • (voice)
    Max Seki
    • Self - Manager
    Masatoshi Sakai
    • Self - Music Producer
    Riyoko Ikeda
    • Self - Manga Artist
    Barbro Andrésen
    • self, Björn Andrésen's mother
    • (archive footage)
    Annike Andresen
    • self - Björn Andrésen's sister
    Silva Filmer
    • self - Björn Andrésen's mothers friend
      • Kristina Lindström
      • Kristian Petri
      • Kristina Lindström
      • Kristian Petri
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    • Trivia
      Filming took place over five years
    • Alternate versions
      The version shown on TV in Germany and France is only 52 minutes long.
    • Connections
      Features Death in Venice (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Ugly and Vengeful
      Written by Anna Von Hausswolff, Filip Leyman & Karl Vento

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    6/10
    Tadzio grown up
    Greetings again from the darkness. In 1971, renowned Italian film director Luchino Visconti announced he had cast "the most beautiful boy in the world" as Tadzio in his new film, DEATH IN VENICE. Co-directors Kristina Lindstrom and Kristian Petri document the story of how Bjorn Andresen's life took him from beautiful to broken. It's a tragic tale of how adults wrecked a young man's shot at happiness.

    The directors do not shy away from showing both sides of Bjorn - then and now. Clips from his audition for Visconti include a creepy photo shoot where 15 year old Bjorn is asked to bare his torso. Two things are clear: the youngster is quite uncomfortable, and he's truly beautiful by most anyone's standards (except for the "Eye of the Beholder" episode of The Twilight Zone). Modern day Bjorn sports the scars of life. Deep facial wrinkles are the price of decades of smoking cigarettes. A long gray mane of hair punctuated with heavy facial hire help hide what was once a beautiful boy from the world.

    When we first meet Bjorn, he's living in a filthy (truly disgusting) apartment and facing eviction. His girlfriend Jessica helps him clean the place, preventing him from having to move from his home of many years. Over the course of the documentary, we hear from Bjorn's sister, a friend of his mothers, his Governess, Casting Director Margareta Krantz, and Bjorn's daughter Robine. We learn of many tragic experiences Bjorn endured. These include his mother, an unknown father, his misguided Granny, and his 10 month old son. Beyond all of these unfortunate elements, we simply can't shake the creepiness of Bjorn's first meeting with director Visconti.

    Exploitation is the best word I can come up with - not just for the audition and photo shoot, but also the subsequent marketing appearances at film festivals. DEATH IN VENICE (based on the Thomas Mann novel) has long been entrenched in gay cinema lore, and in the movie, Tadzio (played by Bjorn) is the object of an older man's desire. Knowing what we do of Visconti, and seeing what we do in the audition clips, our mind goes places we would rather it not.

    Bjorn Andresen is an unusual subject to choose for a documentary, and not much time is spent on the adult life of the now 66 year old man. Connecting the dots of the tragedies in his life makes his current situation understandable, but this is a man who has taught music and continued to periodically act ... he has a memorable scene in the recent MIDSOMMAR (2019), yet his demeanor and physical appearance leave us seeing a shell of a man. This is certainly not an uplifting profile, but the cautionary tales are plentiful.

    In theaters September 24, 2021.
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      • October 15, 2021 (Sweden)
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      • Grand Hôtel des Bains, Lido di Venezia, Italy
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      • Mantaray Film
      • Sveriges Television (SVT)
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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