The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
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In 1971 at the world premiere of Death in Venice in London, Italian director Luchino Visconti proclaimed Björn Andrésen, the teen star of his latest film, "The most beautiful boy in the world.” This is the story of a boy who was thrust to international stardom for his iconic looks and lived a life of glamour. 50 years later, Björn looks back. (Cinéma du Musée)
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So I don't understand what the position of the documentary is. Whether it sees its protagonist as a damaged victim or instead admires his straightforward individuality. It comes across as a bit comical in the end, because it seems as if the documentary makers were shocked at Björn’s isolation and squalor and started wondering whether it was his abuse by the artistic elite of the time or the death of his mother that was to blame. All the while Andrésen himself comes across as lacking the assertiveness to kick them out of his house and go read a book or something, which he would have preferred a thousand times more.
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