AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS

Dir. Louis Malle (105min, France, 1987)
French with English Subtitles
Narrative

A heartbreaking story of friendship and 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 Louis Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.

“A work that has the kind of simplicity, ease and density of detail that only a film maker in total command of his craft can bring off, and then only rarely” –Vincent Canby, New York Times