Cinematic background from Au revoir les enfants 1987 - 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.

Au revoir les enfants

1987

Drama, War

Directors:
Louis Malle
Writers:
Louis Malle
Official poster of Au revoir les enfants 1987 directed by Louis Malle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young people in uniforms stand in front of a man in a uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A large group of people standing in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young people sitting at a desk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people are playing a game in a courtyard; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – An old photo of a man with a mustache wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man and a woman looking at something on a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A room filled with beds covered in blankets; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people standing around each other with brooms; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A woman and two young boys standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young men standing next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man in a military uniform wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy wearing a hat and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy is eating a piece of food; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young men in uniform standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two people are sitting at a table and one is cutting paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man in a suit and tie talking to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man in a trench coat standing next to a pile of wood; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of men standing in a line in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people sitting in a hospital bed; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young man is looking at his reflection in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two young men in uniforms are standing in an alleyway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A person standing in front of two lit candles on a bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A woman is hugging a man in front of trees; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two men in hats and coats standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of other men; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of men in suits smiling for the camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy wearing a hat looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A woman and a man wearing hats and fur; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy wearing a hat looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two young boys are walking in the rain; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A person sitting on a bed reading a book; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A boy sitting at a table in a classroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – An older man standing in front of a group of people; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy wearing a sweater and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young people standing around a wooden box; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two young boys wearing hats and ties standing next to a tree; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy holding a cell phone while standing next to a railing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A woman wearing a fur coat and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of men in uniforms and hats standing next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of men standing around a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young men standing around a man in a brown suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man is looking at his cell phone in a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A person laying in a bed reading a book with a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two young men in suits and ties in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two young boys standing next to each other near a tree; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – An audience is watching a movie with charlie chaplin on the screen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two people standing in a kitchen near a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two young boys standing in front of a piano; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man in a military uniform is looking at his cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man standing in front of a mirror in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man in a priest's robe stands in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A woman teaching a young boy how to play piano; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – Two men looking at a film projector in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people standing around in a courtyard; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A woman and a boy walking down a street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – An older man in a brown coat is talking to two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A man in a helmet and a man in a coat and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A priest is standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of young men walking down a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – An old photo of a woman wearing a headscarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A group of people sitting at a table with wine glasses on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Au revoir les enfants” (1987), directed by Louis Malle – A young boy sitting in front of a group of people at a dinner table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle