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.
Björn Andrésen
Self
Robine Román
Self - Björn Andrésen's Daughter
Annike Andresen
Self - Björn Andrésen's Sister
Jessica Vennberg
Self - Björn Andrésen's Girlfriend
Ann Lagerström
Self - Björn Andrésen's Childhood Friend (voice)
Miriam Sambol
Self - Governess (voice)
Silva Filmer
Self - Björn Andrésen's Mother's Friend
Margareta Krantz
Self - Casting Director (voice)
Max Seki
Self - Manager
Masatoshi Sakai
Self - Music Producer
Hajime Sawatari
Self - Photographer (voice)
Riyoko Ikeda
Self - Manga Artist
Johanna Lidén
Self - HR- Stockholm City Archive
Kristina Lindström
Narrator (voice)
Barbro Andrésen
Self - Björn Andrésen's Mother (archive footage)
Anne, Princess Royal
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Dagny Erixon
Self - Björn Andrésen's Grandmother (archive footage)
Mario Tursi
Luchino Visconti
Self (archival footage)
Dirk Bogarde
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Silvana Mangano
Nora Ricci
Tadzio's Governess (archive footage) (uncredited)
Director, Writer
Kristian Petri
Writer
Stina Gardell
Producer
Aug 5, 1999
Oct 25, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
Apr 11, 2001
Feb 27, 2021
Jul 22, 2019
Sep 4, 2025
Jan 1, 1993
Nov 20, 2011
Jan 31, 2020
Sep 3, 2021
Oct 5, 2017
Nov 1, 2024
Jul 5, 2018
Jun 28, 2012
Jun 27, 2023
Mantaray Film
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