Au revoir, les enfants [Region 2]
by Louis Malle
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Actor: Francine Racette, Gaspard Manesse, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Raphael Fejt?, Stanislas Carr? de MalbergDirector: Louis Malle
Cinematographer: Renato Berta
Producer: Louis Malle
Writer: Louis Malle
Editor: Emmanuelle Castro
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: PAL
Running Time: 104 minutes
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Orion Classics
Movie Reviews of Au revoir, les enfants [Region 2]
Movie Review: 4 stars out of 4
Summary: 5 Stars
The Bottom Line:
A movie that is so powerful because it is so restrained, Au Revoir Les Enfants tells the story of a tentative friendship formed between a Jewish boy hiding in a French Catholic School in the latter days of World War II; Malle tells the story without hystrionics or manipulation, making it all the more heartbreaking.
Summary of Au revoir, les enfants [Region 2]
The long shadow of Malle's autobiographical memoir of occupied France continues to fall heavily across subsequent representations of World War II, boarding school, and male adolescence--in fact, it would be difficult to identify a recent film that addresses these concerns and does not, in some substantial way, echo Au Revoir Les Enfants. The straightforward, unsentimental, gutsy Enfants finds its 12-year-old protagonist, Julien Quentin, sheltered from the conflict in a Catholic school. His classmate Jean, a new arrival, becomes first a competitor, then a beloved friend. Jean, however, hides a secret from his classmates and the Gestapo; evenly, subtly, Malle creates an atmosphere of hovering and inescapable danger. It won't take you more than a few frames to guess Jean's "secret," and many of the plot points here are too telescoped. Nevertheless, the plainspoken courage with which Malle tells his story remains wholly engrossing. The cinematography here is masterful and drunk with childlike wonder, alternating claustrophobic, wood-paneled church interiors with vivid, occasionally frightening outdoor vistas. And never is it more affecting than in the chilling scene where Justin gets lost in the woods during a seemingly innocent game of capture-the-treasure; trees and rocks flash by the running boy with an austere, impersonal beauty. Winner of seven Cesars (the French Oscars) in 1987, including Best Picture. It's in French, with subtitles; but don't let that scare you away. --Miles BethanyDrama DVD Video
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