The read
Scores higher than 97% of the 1,345 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic88/100
748 audience votes
Key crew
- Louis MalleDirector
- Louis MalleScreenplay
Cast
- Gaspard ManesseJulien Quentin
- Raphael FejtöJean Bonnet
- Francine RacetteMrs. Quentin
- Stanislas Carré de MalbergFrançois Quentin
- Philippe Morier-GenoudFather Jean
- François BerléandFather Michel
- François NégretJoseph
- Peter FitzMuller
- Pascal RivetBoulanger
- Richard LeboeufSagard
- Xavier LegrandBabinot
- Arnaud HenrietNegus
Stills
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Themes
franceparent child relationshipresistancevichy regimeholocaust (shoah)world war iideportationjew persecutionauschwitz-birkenau concentration campnational socialismbiographyantisemitism
The Best Movies of 1987
Au Revoir les Enfants is #2 of 60
