Is Young Törless sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Young Törless scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Young Törless end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Young Törless violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Young Törless easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Young Törless

Name: Young Törless
Genre: Drama
Released: 1966
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Bernd Tischer, Fred Dietz, Lotte Ledl

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Produced by Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Nouvelles Éditions de Films

196687 min6.6 / 10

A morally unflinching examination of complicity, cruelty, and the philosophical awakening of a passive observer in a claustrophobic institutional setting.

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.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Consequences Of Wrongdoing Science Technology And Industry LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Boarding School Mathematics Bullying Torture Austria-hungary Lgbt Corporal Punishment Military Academy 20th Century Good And Evil Imaginary Numbers

Questions people ask

Is Young Törless sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Young Törless scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Young Törless end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Young Törless violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Young Törless easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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