TADZIO PT. 2

This is Part 2 of an abridged film adaptation featuring the character Tadzio, from Luchino Visconti's "Death In Venice", oft described as the "most beautiful boy" on earth.

Film historian Lawrence J. Quirk once wrote, "Some shots of Björn Andrésen... could be extracted from the frame and hung on the walls of the Louvre or the Vatican." Swedish-born actor Björn Andrésen, who portrayed the sexually ambiguous, adolescent boy, had virtually no dialogue in the classic film. His remarkable androgynous beauty prompted feminist Germaine Greer to use a photograph of Andrésen on the cover of her book The Beautiful Boy (2003).

"Death In Venice" was only his 2nd film; bedeviled by his sudden notoriety and rumours about his sexuality, Andrésen ultimately shunned acting altogether.

The musical score is Gustav Mahler's "Adagietto" from his 5th Symphony.

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[anniemihn]

Bjorn had a confidence and gravity you hardly see in boys of that age. It's not just his staggering and dramatic beauty at all. He has an aristocratic and elgant mood we don't often see even in movies. What a legend he is...

[nocturne163]

i've just watched this masterpiece at TV , and to me it ins't a crime , to love the beauty and innocence of a child or even youth !

only the real abuse would be aweful indeed , but this is so artful , touching and amazing , great movie and novel !)

[italyrules11]

The movie (well, book) was based upon the true story of Mann's intersest in the CUTE appearance of a nine year old polish prince while with his wife in Venice. Most historical cultures acknowledge that minors can be attractive and most substantial cultures forbid people messing with minors (early marriage, however, has usually been allowed). Modern culture is stupid because it pretends that minors are never attractive except to perverts.

[mmbmbmbmb]

How sad ~ the longing ... the trying to adapt merely by coloring your hair to appear younger ~ just to appeal to someone, you feel so strongly about ... how sad.

How so very sad.

What a wonderful film ~ to show the despair of ~ really any human being in a situation of vulnerability ~ for the sake of feeling loved.

What a wonderful film, primed by such wonderful music of Gustav Mahler

Thank you for these great minutes of an amazing film ...

[prettyb0y1992]

@anniemihn Thats called acting..It doesn't mean he's automatically like that in person.

[VegaValentino]

Look Here!! He is not a pedo! he never tuch the boy or hurt him and Tadzio seems not to hate him or are scared in anyway. i hate pedos but idont think that Death in Venice is about hurting Children come on

[virtual7insanity]

you are all so narrow minded, who scream out: Pedophile, gross... Just look at this as human craving for something that is perfect, pure, beautiful, innocent, true, genuine. Who thought this is sick, you really are sick in your heads, because, you can't think of anything else but fucking 12 years old. So,__ your bad!

[Nonie46]

@anniemihn Actually, Dirk's character portrays a middle aged man who wants to re-live his past youth. Every person, man or woman, passes this stage in his life. The fact that there is an epidemic in the place intensifies the psychological effect of that longing in the middle aged guy.

[anniemihn]

@doloreshaze1935 True, even Dirk Bogard denied frontally in an interview the sexual connotation of the attraction. But I'm not sure about Visconti's intentions really. The film has a homoerotic feel to it, that's undeniable.

[doloreshaze1935]

@33LB I'm sorry. I was thinking that you were talking about novel "Death in Venice". :)

[33LB]

@doloreshaze1935 "the beautiful boy" was written by the feminist germaine greer, who is not a man. in this book, she details her lust for young boys such as the boy in this video (who, again, looks like he's about 12). so yes, she is a paedophile.

perhaps you need to read more carefully.