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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

This film managed to catch him, in that exact moment when he wasat the most beautiful he...

This film managed to catch him, in that exact moment when he was
at the most beautiful he would ever be

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This film managed to catch him,
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in that exact moment when he was at the most beautiful he would ever be.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:12
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
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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.
Good afternoon. Nice to meet you. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:04
Good afternoon. Nice to meet you.
Björn's face was to inspire a whole generation of manga cartoonists. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
Björn's face was to inspire a whole generation of manga...
In 1971, Riyoko Ikeda was a young, radical feminist. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
In 1971, Riyoko Ikeda was a young, radical feminist.
She became one of Japan's greatest manga artists. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
She became one of Japan's greatest manga artists.
I think all we manga artists are inspired by him on a deeper level. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
I think all we manga artists are inspired by him on a deeper...
Each one of us, but in different ways. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
Each one of us, but in different ways.
Lady Oscar in my manga, "The Rose of Versailles", - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:10
Lady Oscar in my manga, "The Rose of Versailles",
The character is entirely based on Björn. He was the model. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
The character is entirely based on Björn. He was the model.
I've been drawing it for forty or forty-five years. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
I've been drawing it for forty or forty-five years.
Do that, André. I don't want anything to happen to you. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
Do that, André. I don't want anything to happen to you....
If to love is to suffer let me suffer - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:24
If to love is to suffer let me suffer
There is a kind of sadness in his face. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
There is a kind of sadness in his face.
All we did see was the appearance of Björn Andrésen. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
All we did see was the appearance of Björn Andrésen.
So I always wondered if our perception of him... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
So I always wondered if our perception of him...
...actually hurt him. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:06
...actually hurt him.
But now I feel that we also saw his inner self. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:07
But now I feel that we also saw his inner self.
I have never seen myself as an actor. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
I have never seen myself as an actor.
Things have just happened. - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:05
Things have just happened.
I went to drama school. I got a lot of casting, once I'd left - - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:08
I went to drama school. I got a lot of casting, once I'...
Everything went well in terms of my career. But it didn't help me... - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 00:09
Everything went well in terms of my career. But it didn'...