Young Törless
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| Directed by | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Produced by | Franz Seitz |
| Written by | Volker Schlöndorff Herbert Asmodi Robert Musil (novel) |
| Starring | Mathieu Carrière Marian Seidowsky Bernd Tischer Fred Dietz |
| Music by | Hans Werner Henze |
| Cinematography | Franz Rath |
| Editing by | Claus von Boro |
| Distributed by | Cine-International |
| Release date(s) |  May 20, 1966 |
| Running time | 87 min |
| Country | West Germany / France |
| Language | German |
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Young Törless (German: Der junge Törless) is a 1966 German film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, adapted from the autobiographical novel The Confusions of Young Törless by Robert Musil. It deals with the sadistic and homoerotic tendencies of a group of boys at an Austrian military academy at the beginning of the 20th century.
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When Thomas Törless (Mathieu Carrière) arrives at the academy, his interest is soon piqued by the apparently homosexual Anselm von Basini (Marian Seidowsky), who, after having been caught stealing by fellow student Reiting (Fred Dietz), becomes Reiting's "slave," bowing to Reiting's sadistic rituals. Törless follows their relationship with intellectual interest but without emotional involvement.
Also partaking in these sessions is Beineberg (Bernd Tischer), with whom Törless visits Bozena (Barbara Steele), the local prostitute. Again, Törless is aloof and more intrigued than excited by the woman.
When Basini and Törless are left alone in the academy, Törless sleeps with Basini, though he later decides it was just an experiment.
After Basini is nearly lynched by a mob because of one of Reiting's intrigues, Törless, having completed the transition from youth to adult, takes his life in his own hands for the first time and leaves the academy.
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