Elevator to the Gallows
1958
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Awards
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Achievement in Direction 1989 · Winner
César Award Best Film 1988 · Winner
Mostra del Cinema di Venezia Golden Lion 1987 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Film Not in the English Language 1989 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Original Screenplay 1989 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Film 1989 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language 1988 · Nominated
Academy Award Writing (Screenplay Written Directly 1988 · Nominated
Academy Award Foreign Language Film 1988 · Nominated
Au revoir les enfants ( French pronunciation: [o ʁə.vwaʁ le zɑ̃.fɑ̃], meaning "Goodbye, Children") is an autobiographical 1987 film written, produced, and directed by Louis Malle. [1] It is based on the actions of Père Jacques, a French priest and headmaster who attempted to shelter Jewish children during the Holocaust.
Academy Awards, USA. 1988 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Louis Malle. 1988 Nominee Oscar. Best Foreign Language Film. France.
Feb 12, 1988 · Goodbye, Children: Directed by Louis Malle. With Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg. A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives.
- (36K)
- Drama, War
- Louis Malle
- 1988-02-12
Louis Malle depicts a crucial experience from his own boyhood years. In the winter of 1944 eleven-year-old Julien returns from vacation to find three new boys enrolled in his Catholic boarding school. One of them, Bonnet, arouses his curiosity with his mysterious, strange ways.
January, 1944 in Nazi-occupied France. From their Paris home, preteen Julien Quentin and his older, teenaged brother François Quentin have just returned to the all-boys boarding school at St. Jean de la Croix - a Carmelite convent - following the Christmas break.
“Au revoir les enfants” (“Goodbye, Children”) is a film about such a moment, about a quick, unthinking glance that may have cost four people their lives. The film was written and directed by Louis Malle, who based it on a childhood memory.
Awards and festivals for the film: 'Goodbye, Children (1987)' ... Goodbye, Children Awards & Festivals. Venice Film Festival. 1987 | Winner: Golden Lion. Academy Awards.
