The Spirit of '68 Film Series: "Young Törless" with Volker Schlöndorff

The Confusions of Young Törless (1966) 
Introduced by the director, Volker Schlöndorff, Academy Award-Winning director and founder of New German Cinema

Parking information
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the concert with The Chainsmokers at Purcell Pavilion on Friday, April 27th, parking will cost $20 after 5 pm.  Please park before 5 pm or let the attendants know you are there for part of the 1968 conference in order to be directed to available free parking.

About the Film
The film depicts an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, where a shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmates—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil's acclaimed novel, Young Törless helped launch the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics' Prize for a first-time director. Please be advised of mature content in this film.

This screening is part of the conference 1968 in Europe and Latin America.  Open to the public - free event, tickets required.

Sponsored jointly by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Nanovic Institute for European Studies, of the Keough School of Global Affairs.