Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
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Gaspard Manesse plays Julien, an 11-year-old Catholic boarding-school resident during the Nazi occupation of France. He is witness to the courage of his instructors, who defy the German's anti-Semitic policies and quietly enroll Jewish children into the school under assumed names. Manesse befriends Jean (Raphael Fejto), one of these "instant Catholics." The refugee children are betrayed by a hostile ex-employee of the school, forcing Julien once more to be a bystander to history as Jean and the teachers are arrested. For this return to the French film industry after several years in the US, Louis Malle purged himself of his own bitter memories of life under the thumbs of the Nazis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Gaspard Manesse - Julien Quentin
- Francine Racette - Mme. Quentin
- Philippe Morier-Genoud - Father Jean
- François Négret - Joseph
- Pascal Rivet - Boulanger
- Richard Leboeuf - Sagard
- Arnaud Henriet - Négus/Lafarge
- Jacqueline Paris - Mme. Perrin
- Jacqueline Staup - Infirmary Nurse
- Jean-Paul Dubarry - Father Hippolyte
- Luc Étienne - Moreau
- Raphaël Fejtö - Jean Bonnet
- Stanislas Carre de Malberg - Franqois Quentin
- François Berléand - Father Michel
- Peter Fitz - Muller
- Benoit Henriet - Ciron
- Xavier Legrand - Babinot
- Marcel Bellot - M. Guibourg
- Ami Flammer - M. Florent
- Jean-Sébastien Chauvin - Laviron
- Irène Jacob - Mlle. Davenne
- Daniel Edinger - M. Tinchaut
- Director(s):
- Louis Malle
- Writer(s):
- Louis Malle
- Producer(s):
- Louis Malle
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- 1988 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Director
- 1988 - European Film Academy - Best Screenplay
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Production Design
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Director
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Original Screenplay
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Picture
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Editing
- 1987 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Cinematography
- 1987 - French Film Critics Circle - Prix Louis-Delluc
- 1987 - Venice International Film Festival - Golden Lion







