AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (GOODBYE CHILDREN)
| 1987 – 104′ – Drama, History, War, Classic.
Written by: Louis Malle.
Directed by: Louis Malle.
Starring: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Philippe Morier-Genoud, François Négret, Irène Jacob, François Berléand.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 1987. Two Academy Awards nominations: Best Foreign Language film & Best Screenplay. Nine César Awards nominations. Winner of seven César Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography.
In French with English subtitles.
An Orion Classic / HBO Max release. |
In 1943, Julien (Gaspard Manesse) is a student at a French boarding school. When three new students arrive, including Jean Bonnett (Raphael Fejto), Julien believes they are no different from the other boys. What Julien doesn’t know is that the boys are actually Jews who are evading capture by the Nazis. While Julien doesn’t care for Jean at first, the boys develop a tight bond — while the head of the school, Père Jean (Philippe Morier-Genoud), works to protect the boys from the Holocaust.