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    Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

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    This Second World War drama was based on French director Louis Malle’s own childhood experiences.

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    In Nazi-occupied France a 12-year-old boy is sent to a strict Carmelite convent school. Here he wonders why a newcomer is treated so differently – bullied by other boys, shielded by teachers.

    The arrival of the Gestapo shows why – the boy is Jewish.

    As a reminiscence of bigotries past, Au Revoir Les Enfants has a discreet integrity that’s rare among films dealing with anti-Semitism. It all works extremely well because Malle never sentimentalises friendships or cruelty, and the result is a powerful tract in miniature.

    Julien Quentin
    Gaspard Manesse
    Jean Bonnet
    Raphael Fejtö
    Mme Quentin
    Francine Racette
    François Quentin
    Stanislas Carré de Malberg
    Father Jean
    Philippe Morier-Genoud
    Father Michel
    François Berléand
    Joseph
    François Négret
    Muller
    Peter Fitz

    Director
    Louis Malle

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