Björn Andresen

Björn Johan Andresen was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 January 1955. He is most famous for playing the fourteen year old Tadzio in the Lucino Visconti screen adaptation of the Thomas Mann novella, Death in Venice. He was apparently chosen for his good looks and the fact that director Visconti believed his face to be ideal for the role of the boy whom the character Gustav von Aschenbach is besotted with. His picture was also used, against his consent, on the front cover of the book "The Beautiful Boy" by Germaine Greer. Despite his complaints the publishers had permission to use the photograph from the photographer.

Related Topics:
Stockholm - Sweden - 26 January - 1955 - Tadzio - Lucino Visconti - Thomas Mann - Death in Venice - Germaine Greer

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Andresen has also appeared in several other films. These include Pelikaanimies (2004), Kojan (1992) and Smugglarkungen (1985). He currently lives with his wife and daughter, Robin, in Stockholm.

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