Young Törless
Germany
1966
87 Min
Black and White
German
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At an Austrian boys’ boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil’s acclaimed novel, Young Törless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics’ Prize for first-time director Volker Schlöndorff. —The Criterion Collection
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Ave_Sin_Nido
20Dec09
German is that one language to which I always have to return because I can never seem to master it. This may be a linguist's confession, but in the process of returning to the German language, as a film buff I also return to German cinema. I'd meant to watch "Young Törless" for some time but I only just got around to doing so tonight. I've become an admirer of the director, Volker Schlöndorff, after having listened to… more
Ian Edwards
25Nov08
This is the perfect reintroduction of German Cinema after the atrocities of WWII; the guilt and existential crisis that was surely felt all over is so very, very well portrayed in this work. While it isn't perfect, it is the perfect beginning to the Neue Deutsche Kino, and is also an excellent personal introduction to the movement.
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By Lucas Granero on July 8, 2009
Con un clima opresivo que va en aumento a medida que la trama avanza, “Young Torless” es algo asi como “Los 400 Golpes” del cine alemán, con la diferencia de que esta tiene un alto grado de existencialismo… read review
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