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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. It is based on the actions of Père Jacques, a French priest and headmaster who attempted to shelter Jewish children during the Holocaust.
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Feb 12, 1988 · Based on Louis Malle's own experience, the film depicts the friendship between a Jewish boy and a Catholic boy in a boarding school during World War II. The film explores the themes of fear, betrayal, and courage in the face of Nazi occupation and persecution.
- Louis Malle
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May 7, 2006 · Louis Malle's 1987 film recounts his experience as a student at a Catholic boarding school in 1944, where he befriended a Jewish classmate who was later deported by the Nazis. The film depicts the innocence and cruelty of childhood, the dangers of collaboration, and the power of memory.
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- Gaspard Manesse
Au revoir les enfants est un film franco-germano-italien réalisé par Louis Malle, sorti en 1987. Il présente l'histoire romancée, vue par un collégien, du père Jacques de Jésus , prêtre résistant qui a caché des enfants juifs dans son collège.
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The story of a young Jewish boy, Jean Kippelstein aka Jean Bonnet, living under a false identity in a Catholic residential school in Nazi-occupied France. The headmaster knows of his background and is part of the conspiracy to protect him. Jean befriends a classmate, Julien Quentin. who learns of Jean's secret but keeps that information to himself.
Mar 15, 2011 · A film by Louis Malle based on his own childhood in Nazi-occupied France, depicting the friendship and betrayal of two boys at a Catholic boarding school. The Criterion Collection offers a restored transfer, interviews, essays, and more features on this classic drama.
