Der junge Törless (Young Törless). 1965–66. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff The Unprecedented Defense of the Fortress Deutschkreuz. 1966. Written and directed by Werner Herzog

Film

Der junge Törless (Young Törless). 1965–66. West Germany/France. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Courtesy of Deutsche Kinemathek. © Seitz Filmproduktion

Der junge Törless (Young Törless). 1965–66. West Germany/France. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Screenplay by Schlöndorff, based on the book by Robert Musil. With Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Barbara Steele. 88 min.

Musil’s novel about “the fealty of blind obedience,” set in an Austro-Hungarian military school where the anguished protagonist (Mathieu Carrière) witnesses the systematic abuse of a weak classmate, becomes, under Volker Schlöndorff’s classically restrained direction, a powerful allegory of German authoritarianism.

The Unprecedented Defense of the Fortress Deutschkreuz. 1966. West Germany. Written and directed by Werner Herzog. Werner Herzog. 15 min.

This film accompanies Germany 66.

Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 4:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Sat, Apr 9, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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