Au revoir les enfants
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Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating 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 Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised by director of photography Renato Berta, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Video interviews with Louis Malle biographer Pierre Billard and actress Candice Bergen, Malle's widow
- Joseph: A Character Study, a profile of the provocative figure from Au revoir les enfants, created by filmmaker Guy Magen in 2005
- The Immigrant, Charlie Chaplin's 1917 short comedy, featured in the film
- Audio excerpts from a 1988 AFI interview with Malle
- Original theatrical trailer and teaser
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: New essays by film critic Philip Kemp and historian Francis J. Murphy
New cover by Michael Boland
Collector's Sets
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised by director of photography Renato Berta, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Video interviews with Louis Malle biographer Pierre Billard and actress Candice Bergen, Malle's widow
- Joseph: A Character Study, a profile of the provocative figure from Au revoir les enfants, created by filmmaker Guy Magen in 2005
- The Immigrant, Charlie Chaplin's 1917 short comedy, featured in the film
- Audio excerpts from a 1988 AFI interview with Malle
- Original theatrical trailer and teaser
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: New essays by film critic Philip Kemp and historian Francis J. Murphy
New cover by Michael Boland
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Cast
- Gaspard Manesse
- Julien
- Raphaël Fejtö
- Bonnet
- Francine Racette
- Madame Quentin
- Stanislas Carré de Malberg
- François Quentin
- Philippe Morier-Genoud
- Père Jean
- François Berléand
- Père Michel
- François Négret
- Joseph
- Peter Fitz
- Muller
Credits
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Screenplay
- Louis Malle
- Director of photography
- Renato Berta
- Editor
- Emmanuelle Castro
- Assistant editor
- Marie-France Poulizac
- Assistant director
- Yann Gilbert
- Production manager
- Gérald Molto
- Unit production manager
- Jean-Yves Asselin
- Casting
- Jeanne Biras
- Casting
- Iris Carrière
- Continuity
- France La Chapelle
- Costumes
- Corrine Jorry
- Hair and makeup
- Susan Robertson
- Sound
- Jean-Claude Laureux
- Sound mixer
- Claude Villand
- Foley artist
- Daniel Couteau
- Production design
- Willy Holt
- Production consultant
- Christian Ferry
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