- Release Date: 1987
- Runtime: 104 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg ... see all
- Director: Louis Malle
- Plot: A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives
User Reviews
A Change from the Expected.
Mar 01, 2008
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Mar 01, 2008norepinephrine07 - yahoo.com
This movie with out a doubt is one of the best "war" films that I have ever seen in my life. I think that one of the only films that I can think of comparing it to is something like "All... Full review
Goodbye Children
May 31, 2006
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May 31, 2006heringji - yahoo.com
This is a great movie. I love movies about kids and growing up. In this one you're getting a little history. You get a glimpse of the impact Nazis had in France. It's a great story illustrating the different circumstances under... Full review
Amazing
May 31, 2006
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I watched this and it was one of the best foreign films ever. It had heart and had a great story. The kid actors had trouble caying the more moving scenes.... Full review
Excellent
Nov 07, 2005
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Nov 07, 2005lrotc89 - yahoo.com
Cette histoire n'est pas comme aucune autre histoire. Il... Full review
Amazing
Dec 24, 2004
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Dec 24, 2004warriorofgod3712 - yahoo.com
The style of the movie is different than I am used to, but it absolutely amazed me. Because I understood french it had a dramatic poetry to it that only made it better.... Full review
Fantastic Foreign FIlm!
Oct 16, 2003
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Oct 16, 2003bf17149 - yahoo.com
For those foreign film buffs, this is truly an endearing (yet sad) tale of two youths who befriend each other during the Holocaust. In typical french style, it is not your typical "happily ever after" flick. The film evokes alot of... Full review
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One of the new Criterion Blu-ray Disc titles coming later this year won't be chosen by the publisher. Instead, Criterion has joined forces with Amazon.com to create a promotion where our vote will determine the movie ultimately selected. ... Full Article
Au Revoir, les Enfants (1987)
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2006-05-07
BY ROGER EBERT / May 7, 2006 There is such exhilaration in the heedless energy of the schoolboys. They tumble up and down stairs, stand on stilts for playground wars, eagerly study naughty postcards, read novels at night by flashlight,... ... Full Article
Area art houses were where the action was
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2005-12-25
By Rhonda Stewart, Globe correspondent | December 25, 2005 The local film scene goes out with the old and in with the new, and similarly the year's best offerings ranged from familiar favorites to pleasant surprises. ... Full Article
Au Revoir Les Enfants , Louis Malle's semi-autobiographical film about life in a Catholic boarding school for boys in Nazi-occupied France, has been called an elegy of innocence lost, though in fact the youthful characters are never truly innocent, only... ... Full Article
"Au revoir, les enfants" is easily my favorite of film in this set, though it too has its flaws. Based on an incident from Malle´s own childhood, the film focuses on the relationship between Julien Quentin (Gaspard Manesse) and Jean... ... Full Article


Montage: Au Revoir Les Enfants

