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  • 2021
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2021
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary In 1971 at the world premiere of Death in Venice in London, Italian director Luchino Visconti proclaimed Björn Andrésen, the teen star of his latest film, "The most beautiful boy in the world.” This is the story of a boy who was thrust to international stardom for his iconic looks and lived a life of glamour. 50 years later, Björn looks ...

Written By: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri

  • 2021
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2021
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 33 m

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

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Summary In 1971 at the world premiere of Death in Venice in London, Italian director Luchino Visconti proclaimed Björn Andrésen, the teen star of his latest film, "The most beautiful boy in the world.” This is the story of a boy who was thrust to international stardom for his iconic looks and lived a life of glamour. 50 years later, Björn looks ...

Written By: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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100
Sep 27, 2021
The absorbing rags-to-riches-to-rags story — a must for any classic film fan — is told in The Most Beautiful Boy in the World, directed by Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 23, 2021
Andresen’s determination to rise above misfortune, and his hopes for himself, make this movie less than a total tragedy. But it’s an often shudder-inducing cautionary tale.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 28, 2021
It is a desperately unhappy story, sympathetically told by film-makers Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 1, 2021
A film five years in the making about the poisonous effects of movie fame on the young, this fascinating but dismally depressing Swedish documentary is well worth seeing, but never fully escapes the feeling that it’s all been seen before.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 27, 2021
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World isn’t a perfect watch, and it's often confusing and confounding. But it gets at the heart of this forlorn figure, a once idol turned tragic Greek hero. It’s unflinching, and one of the most honest portraits of the pitfalls that can happen in child stardom.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 30, 2021
This documentary has value as a damning account of the film-world’s treatment of a child actor, yet as a piece of art and a personal portrait, its vagueness creates unease.
By Sophie Monks Kaufman FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 23, 2021
The result is a cinematic curio in search of a more conclusive theme and emotional payoff.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mantaray Film, Sveriges Television (SVT), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE, Jonas Gardell Produktion, Film i Örebro län, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
Release Date Sep 24, 2021
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Website https://themostbeautifulboy.com/
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Awards

Guldbagge Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Millennium Docs Against Gravity
• 2 Nominations
Master of Art Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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