The Young One (Island of Shame) (White Trash) (La Joven) (1960)
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100% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
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Luis Buñuel and Hugo Butler (under the pseudonym "H.B. Addis") adapted Peter Matthiessen's story Travelin' Man for this drama about a black jazz musician, on the run from a false accusation of raping a white woman. Miller (Zachary Scott) is a middle aged handyman on a small island… More Luis Buñuel and Hugo Butler (under the pseudonym "H.B. Addis") adapted Peter Matthiessen's story Travelin' Man for this drama about a black jazz musician, on the run from a false accusation of raping a white woman. Miller (Zachary Scott) is a middle aged handyman on a small island off the southeastern coast. His neighbors are a 13-year-old girl and her grandfather. After her grandfather dies, Miller looks after the young girl, and they are the only two on the island until the arrival of Traver (Bernie Hamilton), a black man fleeing a lynch mob that suspects him of rape. In Miller's absence, Traver gives the girl money for supplies and a gun. Returning to the island, Miller tries to kill Traver until he realizes no harm has come to the girl and Traver is allowed to escape when Miller is convinced of his innocence. Miller then announces his intentions to marry the girl and save her from some meddling church officials who wish to take her away. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Luis Buñuel
- Written By
- Peter Matthiessen
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 1960 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
[The film] is full of poetic asides and unexpected developments, revealing Bunuel's dark, philosophical wit at its most personal.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
No other Buñuel picture boasts a more tangible, zestful feel for nature
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A rarely seen provocative racially and Lolita-like themed drama.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
It gets under the skin of these characters, but offers little relief.
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Michael Scheinfeld, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Zachary Scott and Bernie Hamilton star as deadly adversaries on an island hell in Luis Bunuel's The Young One, a rarely shown English-language gem about racism and pedophilia.
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Cast
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Zachary Scott
as Miller
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Kay Meersman
as Evalyn
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Bernie Hamilton
as Traver
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Graham Denton
as Jackson
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Claudio Brook
as Reverend Fleetwood
