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Au Revoir les Enfants

Country: France | West Germany | Italy, Language: French | German | English | Greek | Latin, 104 mins

  • 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.


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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

Gaspard Manesse

Julien Quentin

Raphael Fejtö

Jean Bonnet / Jean Kippelstein

Francine Racette

Mme Quentin

Stanislas Carré de Malberg

François Quentin

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Père Jean

François Berléand

Père Michel

François Négret

Joseph

Peter Fitz

Muller

Pascal Rivet

Boulanger

Benoît Henriet

Ciron

Richard Leboeuf

Sagard

Xavier Legrand

Babinot

Arnaud Henriet

Negus

Jean-Sébastien Chauvin

Laviron

Luc Etienne

Moreau