New trailer drops for documentary ‘The Most Beautiful Boy in the World’

[danielonds]

Fifty years after the premiere of ‘Death in Venice’, Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri’s celebrated documentary explores the life of Björn Andrésen, the former teen star who embodied the legendary character Tadzio and whom director Luchino Visconti dubbed “the most beautiful boy in the world.”In 1970, filmmaker Luchino Visconti travelled

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[danielonds]

Well, I never knew this until now. That man jumps in Midsommar and meets the mallet is actor Björn Andrésen aka Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice (1971). pic.twitter.com/YddjEXjIXa
- Gary 🇪🇺 Needham (@gary_needham) December 14, 2020

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[missjersey]

Damn.

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[thatgum_youlike]

omg wow! i had no idea

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[nigelwitthebrie]

When I watched Midsummar for the first time, I commented to my friend that the old man jumping off the cliff/ being used as a sacrifice was a damn waste. CUz his bone structure was on Fleek.

Björn as Tadzio

[danielonds]

Re: Björn as Tadzio

[januarysix]

He looks like he belongs in like "the never-ending story" or some other 80's style fantasy flick

Re: Björn as Tadzio

[patenipat]

like a young lestat de lioncourt.

[harrypotentilla]

fr

[colossusx]

the second video still reminds me so much of cody fern

[lreservoirldogs]

Yep. Same.

[greenfairy_87]

Is there any truth to the urban legend he was so popular in Japan that he was inadvertently a huge influence of the modern bishonen look?

[pikapika217]

WOW, I am genuinely enthralled/fascinated

[toshi_hakari]

I was about to mention this! He was really so incredibly popular in Japan.

[lysblack]

I've never heard about him or the movie that lead him to fame, but damn he truly was stunning, kinda like a painting come to life.

Edit: Okay, I just read about the movie's theme and how the whole production was towards Björn and 🤮