The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

23rd TDF: Greek Premiere

Fifty years after the premiere of Death in Venice, Björn Andrésen, the former teen star who once embodied legendary character Tadzio in Visconti’s masterpiece, takes us on a remarkable journey of personal memories, cinema history, stardust, and tragedy in what could be Björn’s last attempt to finally get his life back on track.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri
Cinematography: Erik Vallsten
Editing: Hanna Lejonqvist, Dino Jonsäter
Sound: Brian Dyrby, Kristoffer Salting
Music: Anna von Hausswolff, Filip Leyman
Production: Mantaray Film
Producers: Stina Gardell
Co-production: SVT, ZDF/ARTE, Jonas Gardell Produktion, FiÖ
Format: Digital File
Color: Color, B/W
Production Country: Sweden
Production Year: 2021
Duration: 94΄
Distribution in Greece: Carousel Films
Contact: Films Boutique

Kristina Lindström

Filmography

2003 Wonderboy
2012 Palme (co-direction)
2014 Astrid Lindgren
2017 The Era – Punk in Three Parts
2020 Silence (co-direction)
2021 The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (co-direction)

Kristian Petri

Filmography

1991 Once Upon a Time (short fiction)
1992 The Crack (short fiction)
1995 Sommaren | Between Summers (fiction)
2002 Tokyo Noise
2003 Details (fiction)
2005 The Well
2018 Winter Light Revisited
2021 The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (co-direction)