Young Törless

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Young Törless

Director:
Volker Schlondorff
87 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

At an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Torless 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 Torless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics' Prize for first-time director Volker Schlondorff.

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Details

Runtime:
87 min.

Country:
GERMANY

Language:
German

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • New, restored digital transfer
  • A German Movie, a new video interview with writer-director Volker Schlondorff in which he reflects upon the making of Young Torless and its subsequent impact
  • Rare presentation of the original score by acclaimed composer Hans Werner Henze, with a video introduction by Schlondorff
  • Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes production images and promotional art
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Plus: A new essay by film scholar Timothy Corrigan

 

 

 

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