Review of The Young and the Damned (1950) by Alex M — 23 Jul 2011
There is an alternate ending waiting on the dvd for me, but I'm not sure I want to watch it. I liked this as it is. Filmed on the streets of Mexico City (I think) in the late 1940s, Los Olvidados shows the chaos and brutality that governed the everyday existence of neglected and abandoned children.
The main character, an adolescent named Pedro, hovers at the crossroads of a working-poor existence or criminal life. In one of the best dream sequences, which possibly was an influence for Kubrick or Lynch, Pedro is confronted with a vision that may foreshadow his future.
This review of The Young and the Damned (1950) was written by Alex M on 23 July 2011.
The Young and the Damned has generally received very positive reviews.
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