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Granny came along to Venice
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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Granny came along to Venice

Granny came along to Venice

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Granny came along to Venice.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:16:04
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
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Movie Summary

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.
She'd brought a Super 8 cine camera and, of course, she shot everything. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
She'd brought a Super 8 cine camera and, of course, she...
Visconti gave her a small part, which pleased her no end. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
Visconti gave her a small part, which pleased her no end.
I also had a governess - Miriam. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:04
I also had a governess - Miriam.
She was meant to help me with my schoolwork. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:04
She was meant to help me with my schoolwork.
Whom I was supposed to protect against this new world, new to me as well. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
Whom I was supposed to protect against this new world, new t...
That was my job, as stated in my contract. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
That was my job, as stated in my contract.
I found it pretty hard going. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:04
I found it pretty hard going.
Someone mentioned that Visconti had issued an order. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
Someone mentioned that Visconti had issued an order.
Remember, the whole crew were homosexuals. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
Remember, the whole crew were homosexuals.
An order that no one was as much as to to look at little Tadzio. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
An order that no one was as much as to to look at little Tad...
Without my being aware of it, I was in a sense being protected by "the man". - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
Without my being aware of it, I was in a sense being protect...
It's a higher form of love. Let's say... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
It's a higher form of love. Let's say...
- Perfection within love. - I imagine, looking for producers... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
- Perfection within love. - I imagine, looking for producers...
The story of the love between an aging composer and an adolescent boy... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
The story of the love between an aging composer and an adole...
- That might cause certain problems. - It did. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
- That might cause certain problems. - It did.
One producer in particular wanted to cast a girl, to replace Tadzio. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
One producer in particular wanted to cast a girl, to replace...
"No," I said, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
"No," I said,
You were to be used to illustrate a story that was in no way your story. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:09
You were to be used to illustrate a story that was in no way...
People were a bit scared of Visconti. He was a very... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
People were a bit scared of Visconti. He was a very...
He was a powerful personality - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:10
He was a powerful personality