Jul 22nd 

Au Revoir les Enfants***                               

(Fra/WG 1987)

Experiences at a Carmelite boarding school in occupied France during WWII, where a boy realises his quiet, reserved classmate is a Jew in hiding.
Beautifully observed, no-nonsense filming by Malle based on his own childhood (as downbeat and truthful as were The Pianist and Schindler's List), with a heart-wrenching finale.

Written, Produced and Directed by: Louis Malle.
Starring: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Francois Berleand, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carre de Malberg, Francois Negret, Irene Jacob.
Photography: Renato Berta.
Music: Various classical.
Production Design: Willy Holt.