Die Vergessenen (1950)

Die Vergessenen: Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán, Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo. A group of juvenile delinquents lives a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, and the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

“I just saw this at the local art house theatre and I realized that Iu0026#39;ve never seen a decent print of this masterpiece which ranks alongside Citizen Kane and the Bicycle Thieves as the greatest film ever made. What a shame? Iu0026#39;m waiting for Criterion or somebody to restore it and give it the respect it so rightfully deserves.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, watching butchered, scratched prints with a muddy soundtrack has given the film a charm and personality. Itu0026#39;s as dirty and grungy as the story it is telling.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is perfect. Itu0026#39;s the closest thing to artistic TRUTH that Iu0026#39;ve seen. And yes the characters are rotten but they break your heart. Just when you think Jaibo is one of the screens greatest villains, he tells a story about being abandened as a child, and seeing the beautiful face of a woman who looked like a saint who may or may not have been his mother. Powerful stuff. Never have I seen a more relentless and brutal film. It never shys away from the truth and try to sugar coat it. All the kids are complex. Theyu0026#39;re neither innocents or devils. The story of troubled youth and urban violence have been told countless of times, but this is the real deal and the measuring stick for all.”