Au revoir les enfants /

Tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss between two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true comaraderie, until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Louis Malle's own childhood, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Au revoir les enfants (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Malle, Louis, 1932-1995 (Screenwriter), Manesse, Gaspard, 1975- (Actor), Fejtö, Raphaël (Actor), Racette, Francine (Actor), Malberg, Stanislas Carré de, 1969- (Actor), Morier-Genoud, Philippe (Actor), Berléand, François (Actor), Négret, François (Actor), Fitz, Peter, 1931-2013 (Actor), Rivet, Pascal (Actor), Henriet, Benoît (Actor), Leboeuf, Richard (Actor), Legrand, Xavier (Actor), Henriet, Arnaud (Actor), Chauvin, Jean-Sébastien (Actor), Étienne, Luc (Actor) (Actor), Edinger, Daniel (Actor), Bellot, Marcel (Actor), Flammer, Ami, 1953- (Actor), Jacob, Irène (Actor), Dubarry, Jean-Paul (Actor), Staup, Jacqueline (Actor), Paris, Jacqueline (Actor), Berta, Renato (director of photography.), Jorry, Corinne (Costume designer)
Format:	Video
Language:	French
Language Notes:	In French with English subtitles.
Published:	[France] : Nouvelles Éditions de Films, [1987]
Subjects:	Malle, Louis, > 1932-1995 > Drama. Jewish children in the Holocaust > Drama. France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Drama. Children > France > Drama. Malle, Louis, > 1932-1995 Children Jewish children in the Holocaust France 1940-1945 Foreign language films > French. Autobiographical films Drama Feature films Fiction films Historical films History Internet videos Internet videos. Historical films. Autobiographical films. Fiction films. Feature films. Vidéos sur Internet. Films historiques. Films de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	Tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss between two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true comaraderie, until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Louis Malle's own childhood, the film is an observed tale of courage, cowardice and tragic awakening.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (101 min.)) : sound, color
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Renato Berta ; editor, Emmanuelle Castro ; production design, Willy Holt ; costumes, Corinne Jorry ; production manager, Gerald Molto.