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The Young One

By Luis Bunuel

The Young One Films

The Young One

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SYNOPSIS: Luis Bunuel and Hugo Butler (under the pseudonym "H.B. Addis") adapted Peter Matthiessen's story 'Travelin' Man' for this drama about a black jazz musician, on the run from a false accusation of raping a white woman. Miller (Zachary Scott, 'Mildred Pierce') is a middle-aged handyman on a small island off the Carolina coast. His neighbours are a 13-year-old girl, Evalyn (Key Meersman) and her grandfather. After her grandfather dies, Miller looks after the young girl, and they are the only two on the island until the arrival of Traver (Bernie Hamilton), a black man fleeing a lynch mob that suspects him of rape. Miller wants to turn hm in and remove him from the tryst, but Evalyn likes Traver and protects him. A preacher arrives from the mainland to rescue Evalyn from her situation, and Trver's presence is discovered. Miller is now forced to decide whether to turn him over to the mob and lose standing in the girl's eyes. One of the less celebrated of Bunuel's works - though it was nominated for the Palme d'Or and brought the director a Cannes special mention - THE YOUNG ONE is a complex and controversial work dealing with illicit desire and racial prejudice. One of only two of Bunuel's English language features. ABOUT THE DVD: This is a release by OPTIMUM for the UK market (Region 2 PAL format - which will play on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a multi-region player in order to view it) - The film is presented in its original BLACK & WHITE and WIDESCREEN format (1.77:1 aspect ratio) and runs for a total of 92 minutes - the AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language and MONO - SUBTITLES are in ENGLISH language only.
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