Au Revoir les Enfants
- Released on
- Runtime
- 105 mins
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
Cast
- Gaspard Manesse
- Raphael Fejtö
- Francine Racette
- Stanislas Carré de Malberg
- Philippe Morier-Genoud
- François Berléand
- François Négret
- Peter Fitz
- Pascal Rivet
- Richard Leboeuf
- Xavier Legrand
- Arnaud Henriet
- Jean-Sébastien Chauvin
- Luc Etienne
- Daniel Edinger
- Ami Flammer
- Irène Jacob
- Jean-Paul Dubarry
- Jacqueline Staup
- Jacqueline Paris
- René Bouloc
- Thomas Peter Friedl
- Benoît Henriet
- Marcel Bellot
- Alain Clément
- Michael Rottstock
- Detlef Gericke
- Michael Becker
- Christian Sohn
- Michel Ginot
- Philippe Despaux
- Albrecht Burkardt
- Tim Burkert
- Jürgen Ellinghaus
- Sergio Kato
Director
- Louis Malle
Producers
- Louis Malle
Screenwriter
- Louis Malle
