Au revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)
Au revoir Les Enfants, France, 1987.
Direction: Louis Malle
With: Gaspard Manesse, Raphaël Fejtö, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Francine Recette. Globe Video.
-CESAR Film and Director.
-VENEZA Golden Lion. (FILM)
Synopsis of the Movie
During a second war, the French try to protect themselves and avoid trouble with the Nazis. A Catholic school protects a Jewish boy, hiding his true identity from everyone. But the Gestapo becomes suspicious and arrests the boy when they discover the plan.
Movie review
Based on an episode set in Nazi-occupied France in 1944, 12-year-old Louis Malle attends a Jesuit school. , 12-year-old Louis Malle attends a Jesuit school. Just after Christmas, three new students enter the school, one of whom becomes young Marlle’s best friend. Weeks later, the three boys, whose Jewish identities were kept secret, are discovered by the Gestapo. It took the director more than 40 years to decide to film this episode. Julien (Manez, Mali’s alter ego) and Jean (Vieto) are closer than they really are in reality. The calm surface of the film is deceptive: behind it lies a thunderous commotion.
A masterpiece by Louis Malle (Ascender to the Scaffold), winner of several international awards, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Goodbye, Children, based on Louis Malle’s memoirs, is one of the best children’s films ever made.
A masterpiece by Louis Malle (Ascender to the Scaffold), winner of several international awards, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Goodbye, Children, based on Louis Malle's memoirs, is one of the best children's films ever made.
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