Drama ·War · Germany · 1987 · 1h 45m

Au Revoir les Enfants

Au revoir les enfants

Au Revoir les Enfants poster
Director
Louis Malle
Cast
Gaspard Manesse as Julien Quentin Raphael Fejtö as Jean Bonnet Francine Racette as Mrs. Quentin Stanislas Carré de Malberg as François Quentin Philippe Morier-Genoud as Father Jean François Berléand as Father Michel
Crew
Renato Berta — Director of Photography Emmanuelle Castro — Editor Louis Malle — Screenplay Louis Malle — Producer Willy Holt — Production Design Corinne Jorry — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Au Revoir les Enfants — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
franceparent child relationshipresistancevichy regimeholocaust (shoah)world war iideportationjew persecutionauschwitz-birkenau concentration campnational socialismbiographyantisemitism
Key Collaborators
Louis Malle Director Renato Berta Director of Photography Emmanuelle Castro Editor Louis Malle Screenplay Louis Malle Producer Willy Holt Production Design Corinne Jorry Costume Design
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