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Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
Directed by Louis Malle
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Overview
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.
Rated PG | Length 105 minutes
Actors
Gaspard Manesse | Raphael Fejtö | Francine Racette | Stanislas Carré de Malberg | Philippe Morier-Genoud | François Berléand | François Négret | Peter Fitz | Pascal Rivet | Richard Leboeuf | Xavier Legrand | Arnaud Henriet | Jean-Sébastien Chauvin | Luc Etienne | Daniel Edinger | Ami Flammer | Irène Jacob | Jean-Paul Dubarry | Jacqueline Staup | Jacqueline Paris | René Bouloc | Thomas Peter Friedl | Benoît Henriet | Marcel Bellot | Alain Clément | Michael Rottstock | Detlef Gericke | Michael Becker | Christian Sohn | Michel Ginot | Philippe Despaux | Albrecht Burkardt | Tim Burkert | Jürgen Ellinghaus | Sergio Kato
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/29/2013 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
As beautifully sad as a film can be, it has an impressive ability to allow viewers, who have spent their entire lives hearing about/learning about/being exposed to the horrors of WWII in books/school/movies/The History Channel, to view the effects of the war through innocent childlike lenses.
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