Au Revoir les Enfants

1987 · directed by Louis Malle

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

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.

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987), directed by Louis Malle, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Gaspard Manesse
• Raphael Fejtö
• Francine Racette
• Stanislas Carré de Malberg
• Philippe Morier-Genoud
• François Berléand
• François Négret
• Peter Fitz
• Pascal Rivet
• Richard Leboeuf

Crew

• Renato Berta — Director of Photography
• Emmanuelle Castro — Editor
• Louis Malle — Screenplay

More from Louis Malle

1. Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — 84/100 · hit
2. Lacombe, Lucien (1974) — 84/100 · hit
3. May Fools (1990) — 82/100 · hit
4. My Dinner with Andre (1981) — 81/100 · hit
5. Murmur of the Heart (1971) — 81/100 · hit
6. The Fire Within (1963) — 79/100

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