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- Björn Andrésen was chosen to play the embodiment of youthful beauty in Death in Venice – and faced exploitation as a result (Credit: Alamy)
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Nov 30, 2021 · Björn Andrésen on His Tortured Relationship With Luchino Visconti’s ‘Death in Venice’: ‘That Son of a Bitch Sexualized Me’. By Brent Lang. Courtesy of Films Boutique. Björn Andrésen was...
A new film shows how actor Björn Andrésen was damaged by playing a teen object of desire in Visconti’s 1971 classic. Is child stardom any healthier now, asks Sophie Monks Kaufman.
- Sophie Monks Kaufman
‘Death in Venice screwed up my life’ – the tragic story of Visconti’s ‘beautiful boy’ - Björn Andrésen was the striking child star of the classic film, the perfect embodiment of youthful beauty. Fifty years on, he is still haunted by the exploitation that continued long after filming stopped
Jan 30, 2021 · At just 16, Andrésen was the toast of the Croisette when Death in Venice premiered at Cannes. But even at that age, he could tell that he was being used. Visconti was already making...
- Kevin Fallon
- Senior Editor, Obsessed
May 13, 2021 · A troubled personal life and the tragic loss of a child initiated a painful journey of introspection that Andrésen is still coming to terms with. This documentary shows a glimpse of that journey, delivering a poignant lesson on the toxic relationship between beauty and exploitation.
Jul 28, 2021 · Downbeat documentary tells the story of Swedish child actor Björn Andrésen, who starred in Visconti’s Death in Venice. Andrésen and Visconti on the set of ‘Death in Venice’© Mario Tursi...
In 2003, Björn Andrésen gave an interview to The Guardian in which he expressed his dislike of the fame Death in Venice brought him and discussed how he sought to distance himself from the objectifying image he acquired by playing Tadzio. [7]
