Björn Andrésen has died at the age of 70.
In Björn Andrésen’s film Death in Ventsia in 1971. PDO
Actor Björn Andrésen has died at the age of 70. Tells about the Swede’s passing Dagens Nyheter.
Andrésen made his breakthrough in film Death in Venice (1971). The role made him world famous. The director of the film Luchino Visconti started calling Andrésen “the most beautiful boy in the world”, and the name spread around the world.
Only a few months after filming, the director was of the opinion that Andrésen is no longer so beautiful.
– Björn was more beautiful then. Now he’s out of date. Now he’s too tall. She was much more beautiful then. The boy changes. Maybe he will still be a handsome man, but right now… Visconti spoke at the press conference next to Andrésen.
Andrésen had just turned 16 when he attended the Cannes Film Festival.
A documentary about Andrésen was published in 2021.
Björn Andrésen in 2021, when a documentary was made about him. PDO
It returned to the problems of the film and other challenges in Andrésen’s life, such as excessive alcohol use.