1987 · 105 min · PG

Au Revoir les Enfants

Name: Au Revoir les Enfants
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1987
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Philippe Morier-Genoud

Directed by Louis Malle · Drama, War

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) is a Drama film, directed by Louis Malle set in France during the 1940s, in winter. It runs 105 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of war's cost, betrayal, and identity play out through frame narrative.

Cinematography

Renato Berta

Cast

Gaspard ManesseRaphael FejtöFrancine RacetteStanislas Carré de MalbergPhilippe Morier-GenoudFrançois BerléandFrançois NégretPeter Fitz

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Setting

When

Season

Premise & themes

Themes

War's CostBetrayalIdentity

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

BleakMelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderChild Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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