''The Most Beautiful Boy in the World'' is a 2021 Swedish
documentary film about
Björn Andrésen
Björn Johan Andrésen (born 26 January 1955) is a Swedish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the 14-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the 1912 Thomas Mann novella ''Death in Venice''. He also played a ...
and the effects of fame thrust upon him when he appeared in
Luchino Visconti's 1971 film ''
Death in Venice''. Andrésen was just 16 when the film came out, and was unprepared for instantly becoming an international celebrity.
The title of the documentary derives from a remark that Visconti made about Andrésen at the premiere of ''Death in Venice'' in London.
''The Most Beautiful Boy in the World'' premiered at the
2021 Sundance Film Festival
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 28 to February 3, 2021. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah, the festival combined in-person screenings at the Ray ...
on January 29, 2021.
It received a nomination for the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the festival.
The film was released in US theaters on September 24, 2021.
Reception
Critical response
On
Rotten Tomatoes, the documentary holds an approval rating of 79% based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.
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2021 documentary films
2021 films
American documentary films
2020s American films