The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
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.
La Terra Trema
In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
Alla ricerca di Tadzio
An account of Italian film director Luchino Visconti's travels in search for a young actor to portray the role of Tadzio in his 1971 adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice (1912).
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.
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Kristian Petri
Director
Björn Andrésen
as
Dirk Bogarde
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Self
Antonio Pietrangeli
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Narrator
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