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- The expressionistic novel, based on Musil's personal experiences at a boarding school in Hranice (in Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic) was written according to Musil "because of boredom". In later life, however, Musil denied that the novel was about youthful experiences of his own.
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Young Törless (German: Der junge Törless) is a 1966 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, adapted from the 1906 novel The Confusions of Young Törless by Robert Musil. It deals with the violent and sadistic tendencies of a group of boys at an Austrian military academy at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Confusions of Young Törless (German: Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß), or Young Törless, is the literary debut of the Austrian philosophical novelist and essayist Robert Musil, first published in 1906.
- Robert Musil, Michael Mitchell, Ritchie Robertson
- 1906
Volker Schlöndorff, who went on to direct the famous Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum, 1979), made his debut with an indictment of the military system and its dehumanization, Der Junge Törless (Young Torless, 1966).
Like his contemporary and rival Sigmund Freud, Robert Musil boldly explored the dark, irrational undercurrents of humanity. The Confusions of Young Törless, published in 1906 while he was a student, uncovers the bullying, snobbery, and vicious homoerotic violence at an elite boys academy.
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Mar 14, 2005 · Focused on clearly embodied characters and strong performances (most notably that of Mathieu Carrière as Törless), Young Törless develops a conventional, straightforward narrative and realistic cinematographic style.
Nov 3, 2021 · Volker Schlöndorff directed Young Törless (German: Der junge Törless) a German drama adapted from the autobiographical novel “The Confusions of Young Törless” by Robert Musil. Set in the early part of the twentieth century, it deals with the violent (even sadistic) and homoerotic tendencies of a group of boys at an Austrian military ...
Young Törless. 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.
