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Björn Andrésen‌

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Birthday

calendar1955-01-25

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Björn Andrésen

Stockholm, Sweden

Björn Andrésen

Stockholm, Sweden

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-01-25

Popularity

star5.9

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Björn Johan Andrésen (born 26 January 1955, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the fourteen-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the Thomas Mann novella Death in Venice. Andrésen had only appeared in one film, En kärlekshistoria (1970) at the time he was cast in Death in Venice, which gained him international recognition. While the film performed relatively poorly at the box office, Andrésen was noted for his performance as Tadzio, the beautiful young Polish boy with whom the film's older protagonist Gustav von Aschenbach becomes obsessed. Film historian Lawrence J. Quirk commented in his study The Great Romantic Films (1974) that some shots of Andrésen "could be extracted from the frame and hung on the walls of the Louvre or the Vatican". Rumors circulated in America at the time of the film's release as to whether or not Andrésen was homosexual (as the role demanded that he appear to exchange romantic glances with the protagonist, and on another occasion, be kissed and caressed by another teenage boy). Andrésen emphatically denied these, and later recounted his discomfort at being forced by director Luchino Visconti during filming to visit a gay bar, where he attracted the attention of a number of older men.  Eager to dispel the rumors regarding his sexuality and to shed his "pretty boy" image, Andrésen thereafter avoided homosexual roles and parts which he felt would play off of his good looks, and was angry when feminist writer Germaine Greer used a photograph of him on the cover of her book The Beautiful Boy (2003) without first obtaining his personal permission. Although Greer did consult photographer David Bailey (who owned the copyright for the image) before publishing the book, Andrésen maintained that it is common practice when a party uses an image of a person which has been copyrighted by a different individual to inform the individual and that he would not have given his consent for Greer to use his picture if she had informed him of her plans. Andrésen has also appeared in several other films.These include Pelikaanimies (2004),  Kojan (1992) and Smugglarkungen (1985). Description above from the Wikipedia article Björn Andrésen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Death in Venice

Death in Venice‌
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calendar 1971

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Wallander 24 - The Heritage‌
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calendar 2010

1939

1939‌
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calendar 1989

Peas & Whiskers

Peas & Whiskers‌
star6.4
calendar 1986

Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia

Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia‌
star6.1
calendar 1991

The Smuggler King

The Smuggler King‌
star5.2
calendar 1985

One-Week Bachelors

One-Week Bachelors‌
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calendar 1982

Shelley

Shelley‌
star5.5
calendar 2016

Pelicanman

Pelicanman‌
star5.2
calendar 2004

The Hotel

The Hotel‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

The Simple-Minded Murderer

The Simple-Minded Murderer‌
star7.1
calendar 1982

A Swedish Love Story

A Swedish Love Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1970

Bluff Stop

Bluff Stop‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

À la recherche de Tadzio

À la recherche de Tadzio‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Gentlemen

Gentlemen‌
star6.4
calendar 2014

Lucifer Sensommer - gult og sort

Lucifer Sensommer - gult og sort‌
star2.0
calendar 1990

Midsommar

Midsommar‌
star7.2
calendar 2019

Lysande landning

Lysande landning‌
star6.5
calendar 1987

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World‌
star7.5
calendar 2021

Searching for Tadzio

Searching for Tadzio‌
star6.5
calendar 1970

Tv Credits

Lysande landning

Lysande landning‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Agatha Christie's Hjerson

Agatha Christie's Hjerson‌
star6.0
calendar 2021

Wallander

Wallander‌
star6.9
calendar 2005

Springfloden

Springfloden‌
star7.3
calendar 2016