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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

I think it was around that time that I found out moreabout the Death in Venice film

I think it was around that time that I found out more
about the Death in Venice film

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I think it was around that time
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that I found out more about the Death in Venice film.
Duration
8 seconds
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20
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:20
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.
I think a lot has to do with his mum's death. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
I think a lot has to do with his mum's death.
It makes you wonder... If she'd been alive, functioning normally, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
It makes you wonder... If she'd been alive, functioning...
The whole Death in Venice experience probably wouldn't have hit him as hard, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:14
The whole Death in Venice experience probably wouldn't ...
In theory, he's an amazing dad. But in practice, it just doesn't work. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
In theory, he's an amazing dad. But in practice, it jus...
I wanted him to be there, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:14
I wanted him to be there,
Actually, at one juncture you seemed to have disappeared. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
Actually, at one juncture you seemed to have disappeared.
We even thought you might be dead at one point. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:04
We even thought you might be dead at one point.
Today, we take great pleasure in welcoming Björn Andrésen - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:09
Today, we take great pleasure in welcoming Björn Andrésen
You might remember him as the guy who incarnated the young Tadzio, - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:11
You might remember him as the guy who incarnated the young T...
To us, it was an almost mythical character. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
To us, it was an almost mythical character.
In our memories, we retain the image of this magnificent young teenage boy. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
In our memories, we retain the image of this magnificent you...
At that point, did it contribute to a different relationship with men? - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:09
At that point, did it contribute to a different relationship...
Like the gay community, for example. Did you feel they were interested in you? - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
Like the gay community, for example. Did you feel they were ...
- That they looked at you... - Oh, yes. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:04
- That they looked at you... - Oh, yes.
That you became this myth, this symbol of male beauty. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
That you became this myth, this symbol of male beauty.
What's the question? If there was any change, before or after? - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
What's the question? If there was any change, before or...
It started there. I mean, I've been quite... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
It started there. I mean, I've been quite...
I came here in 1976 to do a film. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
I came here in 1976 to do a film.
It came to nothing, but I stayed for a year. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:04
It came to nothing, but I stayed for a year.
A Monsieur Durant, among others, paid for everything. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
A Monsieur Durant, among others, paid for everything.