Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

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104 min - Drama | War - December 1987 (USA)

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Ratings: 8.1/10 from 13,784 users
Reviews: 78 user | 51 critic

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.

Director:

Louis Malle

Writer:

Louis Malle (scenario)

Stars:

Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö and Francine Racette

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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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Storyline

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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Country:

France | West Germany | Italy

Language:

French | German | English

Release Date:

December 1987 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Adiós a los niños See more »

Filming Locations:

Institution Sainte-Croix, Provins, Seine-et-Marne, France See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$4,542,825 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF), MK2 Productions, Stella Film See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on an incident from Louis Malle's own youth. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Jean's pants are dirty after wrestling with Julien, but clean at the restaurant. See more »

Quotes

Père Michel: [His last words] Goodbye, children. I'll see you soon.
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Crazy Credits

Pour Cuotemoc, Justine et Chloé. (opening credits) See more »

Connections

Referenced in Dead Poets Society (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"Moment musical no 2"
Written by Franz Schubert (as Schubert)
Performed by Ami Flammer, violin See more »