In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world’s most beautiful boy. A shadow that today, 50 years later, weighs Björn Andrésen’s life.
Directed by Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri
beauty
interview
archive footage
cult of celebrity
portrait of an artist
life and career
testimony
deconstruction of celebrity
biographical documentary
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Cast
Björn Andrésen
Self
Riyoko Ikeda
Self - Manga Artist
Kristina Lindström
Narrator (voice)
Anne, Princess Royal
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
Self (archival footage)
Dirk Bogarde
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Silvana Mangano
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nora Ricci
Tadzio's Governess (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Kristina Lindström
Director
Kristina Lindström
Writer
Dino Jonsäter
Editor
Stina Gardell
Producer
Jonas Gardell
Co-Producer
Kalle Lindberg
Additional Editing
Charlotte Landelius
Additional Editing
Stina Gardell
Unit Manager
Kristina Lindström
Archival Footage Research
Stina Gardell
Archival Footage Coordinator
Ari Aster
Thanks
Roy Andersson
Thanks
Popular Reviews
46 reviews
Alma
8.0★ · 05/13/26
fyfan, att han dog utan den ursäkten han förtjänade. usch vilket liv, vila i frid björn.
fyfan, att han dog utan den ursäkten han förtjänade. usch vilket liv, vila i frid björn.
Miriam Silva
7.0★ · 02/12/26
I feel every emotion while watching this but i feel like completely empty inside afterwards. RIP.
I feel every emotion while watching this but i feel like completely empty inside afterwards. RIP.
Arriy
I'm sorry the world failed you.
Rest gently björn andrésen
I'm sorry the world failed you.
Rest gently björn andrésen
Mushu
7.0★ · 11/08/25
His influence of shoujo manga was interesting and ofc midsommar!! otherwise some things seemed borderline homophobic
His influence of shoujo manga was interesting and ofc midsommar!! otherwise some things seemed borderline homophobic
rina
10.0★ · 10/29/25
I've given away all I ever had. But I'm not going to die. What remains: a door. I don't die, I just disappear. Maybe, I'll reawaken. Then I will return to look for you.
he had a beautiful soul and was a beloved musician, and for us to regard him as anything other, or to identify him only with his looks and the tragedies that unfortunately happened to him is disrespectful to him, his memory, and who he was as a human being. his memory should be beyond what happened to him and instead, who he was. he was an angel then and an angel now. Rest In Peace Björn Andrésen.
I've given away all I ever had. But I'm not going to die. What remains: a door. I don't die, I just disappear. Maybe, I'll reawaken. Then I will return to look for you.
he had a beautiful soul and was a beloved musician, and for us to regard him as anything other, or to identify him only with his looks and the tragedies that unfortunately happened to him is disrespectful to him, his memory, and who he was as a human being. his memory should be beyond what happened to him and instead, who he was. he was an angel then and an angel now. Rest In Peace Björn Andrésen.
