Young Toerless (1966)
-
100% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
50% want to see it
(25 ratings)
Toerless (Matthieu Carriere) attends school at an early 20th Century Austrian military boarding school. He is distracted from the school's attempts to educate and train the young boys by the brutality of a few select students. As the school bullies terrorize and humiliate a fellow student,… More Toerless (Matthieu Carriere) attends school at an early 20th Century Austrian military boarding school. He is distracted from the school's attempts to educate and train the young boys by the brutality of a few select students. As the school bullies terrorize and humiliate a fellow student, Toerless simply watches from afar, uneasy about speaking out. His attitude differs little from the cold, unaffected teaching staff.This first feature from Volker Schlondorff (THE TIN DRUM), a chilling indictment of dehumanizing military society, won the International Critics Prize at Cannes. The images of punching bags and the black and white photography of the oppressive school are strong allegorical statements against fascism. Based on an equally brutal novel by Robert Musil and featuring Barbara Steele as a prostitute who teaches the boys a few things.
- Directed By
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Written By
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Genres
- Art House & International
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
-
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Where Anderson uses educational oppressiveness to trigger the students' revolutionary impulses, Schlöndorff presents it as an incubator for the horrors ahead
-
James Plath, Movie Metropolis
Noir life at a German boy's school, made more compelling in black and white.
-
Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
The movie's disturbing power is in presenting how tyranny creeps into smaller, undisclosed facets of life.
-
Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
A thinly veiled parable about the Nazi regime...
-
James Plath, Reel.com
A dark and disturbing coming of age story, where the lessons learned from teen-aged classmates with their own 'code' are far more eye-opening than those learned from teachers.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
Featured Audience Ratings
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
