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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[glitterslugs]

“How old is he?”
“He’s 15”
“Could you ask him to undress”

😬

[caramelaffair]

He was dubbed the most beautiful boy?

[saemcrh]

Kinda gross that this is what you choose to comment when the documentary is about his trauma in relation to being exploited and preyed upon.

The people liking in agreement are being gross too.

[caramelaffair]

Yeah look, I don't even know who this is and judging by the synopsis that was given in the post it didn't seem to mention anything about trauma, so I had no idea. My first (and only) thought was being underwhelmed by the content and the person in question. Chill out.

[saemcrh]

Maybe watch the trailer before commenting next time then, because making a comment implying you don't think he's 'worthy' of the title that contributed to his trauma is vile.

I don't need to chill out, people on this site need to have a bit more tact.

[_natsumi_]

I have nothing to add but he is the old guy who jumped in Midsommar

[bananasnrum]

Death in Venice is next in my netflix dvd queue. Very interested in this documentary.

[danielonds]

It's one of my favorites - I try to rewatch it every now and then. It's probably Dirk Bogarde's best performance along with The Night Porter.

[sluttyroyals]

I remember hearing about how uncomfortable he was during filming for Death in Venice, so I’m definitely checking this documentary out.