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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

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

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documentary, biography, history

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4 wins & 13 nominations

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People were a bit scared of Visconti.
He was a very... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

People were a bit scared of Visconti. He was a very...

He was a powerful personality - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

He was a powerful personality

Visconti's directing
as far as he gave me any - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Visconti's directing as far as he gave me any

Thomas Mann describes Tadzio
as having honey-coloured hair, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Thomas Mann describes Tadzio as having honey-coloured hair,

And the boy is not really human -
rather, an angel of death. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

And the boy is not really human - rather, an angel of death.

On March 1, 1971, "Death in Venice"
has its world premiere in London, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

On March 1, 1971, "Death in Venice" has its world ...

It is here that Visconti for the first time - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

It is here that Visconti for the first time

The description is to stay with Björn - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The description is to stay with Björn

He is "the most beautiful boy
in the world". - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

He is "the most beautiful boy in the world".

But two months later "Death in Venice"
is shown at the Cannes Film Festival - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

But two months later "Death in Venice" is shown at...

Cannes, 1971,
a ritual that's already 25 years old: - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Cannes, 1971, a ritual that's already 25 years old:

The 25th Festival jury,
accompanied by Luchino Visconti. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The 25th Festival jury, accompanied by Luchino Visconti.

There is a huge crowd
at the Palais des Festivals - - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

There is a huge crowd at the Palais des Festivals -

The true hurricane, so to speak, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The true hurricane, so to speak,

Visconti is, as almost always,
one of the favourites, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Visconti is, as almost always, one of the favourites,

There's a lamp right in my eyes.
I can't see! Ah, better now, thanks. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

There's a lamp right in my eyes. I can't see! Ah, ...

- May I ask you a question, Mr Visconti?
- By all means. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- May I ask you a question, Mr Visconti? - By all means.

One need hardly point out, yet again,
the prowess of Dirk Bogarde. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

One need hardly point out, yet again, the prowess of Dirk Bo...

- But Björn Andrésen was unknown to us.
- I'll give you the Björn Andrésen story... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- But Björn Andrésen was unknown to us. - I'll give you...

...with his permission. He's not too good
at French, but he knows all this: - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

...with his permission. He's not too good at French, bu...

The fifth boy to enter the room
was Monsieur Björn Andrésen. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The fifth boy to enter the room was Monsieur Björn Andrésen....

And I was absolutely sure he was right
for Tadzio. I had no doubt whatsoever. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

And I was absolutely sure he was right for Tadzio. I had no ...

I had every inch of him photographed,
from top to toe... You remember! - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I had every inch of him photographed, from top to toe... You...

He was even more beautiful back then.
He has aged now. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

He was even more beautiful back then. He has aged now.

He's too tall now. His hair's too long.
He was a more beautiful boy back then. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

He's too tall now. His hair's too long. He was a m...

Not that he knows, but he's changing.
He might become a handsome man. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Not that he knows, but he's changing. He might become a...

No, sixteen. He is very old now. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

No, sixteen. He is very old now.

I was pretty terrified. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I was pretty terrified.

It felt like swarms of bats around me,
pretty much all the time. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

It felt like swarms of bats around me, pretty much all the t...

Suddenly, I felt
that people were looking up to me. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Suddenly, I felt that people were looking up to me.

"What the hell's this? How come
everyone suddenly likes me?" - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

"What the hell's this? How come everyone suddenly ...

Moreover, Visconti had declared me to be - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Moreover, Visconti had declared me to be

I'd planned to have great makeup on,
but now it all looks crap. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I'd planned to have great makeup on, but now it all loo...

Heck! Oh well, no one'll notice. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Heck! Oh well, no one'll notice.

- Do I look all right?
- You look great. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- Do I look all right? - You look great.

You should have black socks.
You can't wear those. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

You should have black socks. You can't wear those.

- No, you can't have it like that!
- No, all right. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- No, you can't have it like that! - No, all right.

- Hi.
- Hi. I'm Jessica. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- Hi. - Hi. I'm Jessica.

It didn't look like this on my last visit.
The gas burner was on. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

It didn't look like this on my last visit. The gas burn...

- Yes, I realise.
- And it was utterly... Well, you know. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- Yes, I realise. - And it was utterly... Well, you know.

I always used to have a gas burner on... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I always used to have a gas burner on...

- When you sat in the kitchen.
- Of course. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- When you sat in the kitchen. - Of course.

But otherwise, too,
when it's been really cold outdoors. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

But otherwise, too, when it's been really cold outdoors...

But that's hardly normal, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

But that's hardly normal,

- Do you take milk, Eva?
- No thanks. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- Do you take milk, Eva? - No thanks.

- Who are you, by the way?
- I'm Jessica. I'm Björn's girlfriend. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- Who are you, by the way? - I'm Jessica. I'm Björ...

Ah, okay! You're the one
who called me yesterday. Right. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Ah, okay! You're the one who called me yesterday. Right...

So, first and foremost... Last Monday... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

So, first and foremost... Last Monday...

I don't really know
how to explain what happened... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I don't really know how to explain what happened...

You can't explain it, as it had never
happened before. That's all. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

You can't explain it, as it had never happened before. ...

Exactly, that's it. I'm not lacking
in powers of judgement. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Exactly, that's it. I'm not lacking in powers of j...

Of course I turn the gas off
when I leave the flat or go to bed. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Of course I turn the gas off when I leave the flat or go to ...

The state of the flat, though...
There's a fine line between your integrity - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The state of the flat, though... There's a fine line be...

This may come as a comfort to you,
as a landlord: - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

This may come as a comfort to you, as a landlord:

Not a single bug or insect! - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Not a single bug or insect!

- Amazing, considering...
- I'm happy to note that. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- Amazing, considering... - I'm happy to note that.

- I smoked them to death.
- But now we smoke out on the balcony. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- I smoked them to death. - But now we smoke out on the balc...

Björn is truly
a decent well-ordered person. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Björn is truly a decent well-ordered person.

I'm sure he is. Everything will be fine. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I'm sure he is. Everything will be fine.

He hasn't disturbed any neighbours
in all these years. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

He hasn't disturbed any neighbours in all these years.

You're well-behaved in that sense. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

You're well-behaved in that sense.

We need to clean this door, too. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

We need to clean this door, too.

Oh, Björn! My God, what a relief! - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Oh, Björn! My God, what a relief!

- Right. Let's get drunk!
- Yes, drunk. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- Right. Let's get drunk! - Yes, drunk.

- We've earned it, for ten days' cleaning.
- Hell, I need a cig! - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- We've earned it, for ten days' cleaning. - Hell,...

A new bed. You really need one. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

A new bed. You really need one.

Nobody should be made to sleep
the way you've had to. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Nobody should be made to sleep the way you've had to.

That's what happens
when you don't feel like a human being. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

That's what happens when you don't feel like a hum...

Now I feel like a human being again. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Now I feel like a human being again.

- What do those tears taste like?
- I don't know. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

- What do those tears taste like? - I don't know.

"You've served your purpose", as it were. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

"You've served your purpose", as it were.

"We've got our film now. So you
can do what you want with the boy." - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

"We've got our film now. So you can do what you wa...

She had placed me in their care,
so to speak. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

She had placed me in their care, so to speak.

I'd never been to a nightclub,
and definitely not a gay club. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I'd never been to a nightclub, and definitely not a gay...

What I remember is... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

What I remember is...

Hell...! Red velvet walls.
Glossy black paint... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Hell...! Red velvet walls. Glossy black paint...

I'd never experienced anything like that. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I'd never experienced anything like that.

Voracious looks, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Voracious looks,

It felt as though, in their minds,
they were giving me a blowjob. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

It felt as though, in their minds, they were giving me a blo...

So I drank, drink after drink, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

So I drank, drink after drink,

His role as Tadzio makes him famous
overnight. The entire world wants him. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

His role as Tadzio makes him famous overnight. The entire wo...

But Visconti's contract with Björn
ties Björn down - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

But Visconti's contract with Björn ties Björn down

For three years,
Visconti "owns" Björn's face. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

For three years, Visconti "owns" Björn's face...

I've cut out articles on Björn
from various newspapers. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I've cut out articles on Björn from various newspapers....

In some photos, he looks so unhappy. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

In some photos, he looks so unhappy.

Yes, I was damned lonely. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Yes, I was damned lonely.

There were hordes of journalists
it must have been after the premiere - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

There were hordes of journalists it must have been after the...

Sackfuls of mail had been delivered... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Sackfuls of mail had been delivered...

There was mail from men, too,
that were fascinated by you. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

There was mail from men, too, that were fascinated by you.

What I remember from those days - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

What I remember from those days

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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 upon Björn Andresen's life.

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Director: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri

Writer: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Oct 2021

Awards: 4 wins & 13 nominations

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