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Au revoir les enfants
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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   8,694 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Louis Malle (scenario)
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Release Date:
December 1987 (USA) more
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Plot:
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
It's a beautiful movie... more (61 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Gaspard Manesse ... Julien Quentin
Raphael Fejtö ... Jean Bonnet / Jean Kippelstein
Francine Racette ... Mme Quentin
Stanislas Carré de Malberg ... François Quentin (as Stanislas Carré De Malberg)
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 (as Luc Étienne)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Auf Wiedersehen, Kinder (West Germany)
Goodbye, Children (International: English title)
Kinder (USA)
Le nouveau (France) (working title)
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Runtime:
104 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Before becoming a famous movie-director, Quentin Tarantino worked in a video store, where he referred to this movie as "the reservoir film", because he couldn't pronounce the title. He combined this with Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971) to produce the title Reservoir Dogs (1992). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When in the woods and running from his 'captors,' Julien hides in the rocks. During this sequence, his hair changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Julien Quentin: Arithmatic is useless, unless you want to be an accountant.
Jean Bonnet: My father was an accountant.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Rondo Caprioso more

FAQ

What film do the boys watch?
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16 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
It's a beautiful movie..., 16 August 2004
10/10
Author: ypiva from Marília - SP - Brasil

This movie is perfect!! I watched it when I was 11 years old, and now, I see this Malle film as the best work that he could be done for the world. Thanks Mr. Malle. I hope that you met with Kipperlstain in Heaven. ;-) The friendship in the "Au revoir les enfants" was treated with many sensibility, following all steps of human nature. Julien and bonnet do not became friends at the beginning, but their interests one by the other move tears. This aspect will become the movie more beautiful. Enjoy this movie. I had it as my preferred.

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