Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
Starring Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette
Directed by Louis Malle
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
Runtime: 105 min.
Rating: 7.5
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English,French,Greek,Latin
Countries: France,Germany,Italy
Genres: Drama,War
Keywords: france,resistance,parent child relationship,vichy regime,deportation,jew persecution,auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp,jew / jewish,national socialism,biography,anti semitism,best friend,catholicism,resistance fighter,children in wartime
Cast
Julien Quentin
Jean Bonnet
Mme Quentin
François Quentin
Père Jean
Père Michel
Joseph
Muller
Boulanger
Sagard
Babinot
Negus
Laviron
Moreau (as Luc Étienne)
Tinchaut
Florent
Mlle Davenne, Piano Teacher
Père Hippolyte
Infirmière
Mme Perrin
Le Restaurateur
(as Thomas Friedl)
Ciron
Guibourg
German Soldier (uncredited)
German Soldier (uncredited)
Feldgendarm (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre (uncredited)