The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The Most Beautiful Boy In The World (2021) is a documentary about Björn Andrésen 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.[3][4][5]

For the Mayte Garcia song, see The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (song).
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
theatrical poster
Directed by
  • Kristina Lindström[1]
  • Kristian Petri[1]
Produced byStina Gardell[1]
Screenplay by
  • Kristina Lindström[1]
  • Kristian Petri[1]
Starring
Music by
CinematographyErik Vallsten[1]
Edited by
  • Dino Jonsäter[1]
  • Hanna Lejonqvist[1]
Production
company
Mantaray Film
Distributed byJuno Films[2]
Release date
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUS
LanguageSwedish, English, French and Japanese
Luchino Visconti and Björn Andrésen on the set of Death in Venice

The title of the film came from a remark that Visconti made about Andrésen at the premiere of Death in Venice in London.[6][7]

The film premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, January 29, 2021.[8][9]

Directors

The film was directed by Kristina Lindström, whose 2012 film Palme was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature,[10] and Kristian Petri, who has directed several documentary films, including Brunnen [The Well] about Orson Welles's time in Spain.[11] Andrésen appeared in Petri's 2016 documentary Hotellet [The Hotel].[12]

Accolades
Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipient(s) Result
2021 Sundance Film Festival[13] World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize The Most Beautiful Boy in the World Nominated

See also

References
  1. "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD". Mantaray Film. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. Lang, Brent; Lang, Brent (2021-01-18). "'Most Beautiful Boy in the World' Sells to Juno Films Ahead of Sundance Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. Daniels, Robert (2021-01-29). "Sundance 2021: President, The Most Beautiful Boy in the World, Flee - Festivals & Awards". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. Erbland, Kate (2021-01-29). "'The Most Beautiful Boy in the World' Review: Story of Innocence Lost". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. McCarthy, Todd (2021-01-29). "Sundance Review: 'The Most Beautiful Boy In The World'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  6. Vlessing, Etan (2021-01-19). "Sundance: 'The Most Beautiful Boy in the World' Doc Lands at Juno Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. "Juno Films Acquires Sundance Doc 'The Most Beautiful Boy In The World' - news". Sparklight. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  8. Fallon, Kevin (2021-01-30). "The Tragic Curse of Being the 'Most Beautiful Boy in the World'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  9. "The Most Beautiful Boy in the World". 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  10. Dunerfors, Alexander (January 3, 2013). "Guldbaggenomineringarna 2013" (in Swedish). Moviezine.se. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  11. "The Well (2005) - SFdb". Svensk Filmdatabas – den bästa källan om svensk film. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  12. "The Hotel (2016)". Svensk Filmdatabas – den bästa källan om svensk film. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  13. "Sundance Institute Archives". CULTURE MIX. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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