Young Törless
Ohjaus:
Volker SchlöndorffKuvaus:
Franz RathSävellys:
Hans Werner HenzeNäyttelijät:
Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Barbara Steele, Bernd Tischer, Fred Dietz, Lotte Ledl, Herbert Asmodi, Fritz GehlenJuonikuvaukset(1)
In the pre-war Austro-Hungarian empire, Törless arrives as a new pupil at the elite boarding school "Prinz Eugen" in what is today Austria. When classmate Basini is caught stealing, Törless passively observes while two other classmates "punish" the thief. The two use sadistic rituals to torture and humiliate their victim while deriding him as their spineless submissive. Not until the two boys deliver Basini into the hands of a mob of agitated schoolmates does Törless publicly distance himself. (Berlinale)
(lisää)Arvostelut (1)
Fragments of students’ life in Austro-Hungarian student residence dorm tied together by the philosophical perplexities of a young man, Törless. If it weren’t for the excellent final sequence, the movie has otherwise very little to grab the attention, even though it is hard to fault it for anything either. It lacks any distinct positive aspects, but also any shortcomings. The actors are good (mainly the one who plays von Basini), the viewer must be prepared for a certain amount of sluggishness and the environment and the relationships amongst students were depicted realistically. Considering this is Schlöndorff’s debut, it isn’t bad, just somehow… bland.
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