Au Revoir les Enfants
- Director: Louis Malle
- Writer: Louis Malle
- Producer: Louis Malle
CGiii Comment
Bed-wetting, bullying and some seriously cynical priests...
Malle is in fine fettle, both in the writing and directing - simply beautiful and engaging.
Possibly, a masterpiece.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother François travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school.
Cast & Characters
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Gaspard Manesse |
Julien Quentin |
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Raphael Fejtö |
Jean Bonnet / Jean Kippelstein |
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Francine Racette |
Mme Quentin |
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Stanislas Carré de Malberg |
François Quentin |
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Philippe Morier-Genoud |
Père Jean |
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François Berléand |
Père Michel |
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François Négret |
Joseph |
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Peter Fitz |
Muller |
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Pascal Rivet |
Boulanger |
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Benoît Henriet |
Ciron |
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Richard Leboeuf |
Sagard |
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Xavier Legrand |
Babinot |
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Arnaud Henriet |
Negus |
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Jean-Sébastien Chauvin |
Laviron |
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Luc Etienne |
Moreau |