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Au revoir les enfants (French pronunciation: [o ʁə.vwaʁ le zɑ̃.fɑ̃], meaning "Goodbye, Children") is an autobiographical 1987 film written, produced, and directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the actions of Père Jacques, a French priest and headmaster who attempted to shelter Jewish children during the Holocaust.
Feb 12, 1988 · Goodbye, Children: Directed by Louis Malle. With Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg. A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives.
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- 1988-02-12
Summaries. A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.
Teaching guide: Set texts and films. This resource is designed to support teachers and students preparing for the AS and A-level French/German/Spanish Paper 2, by providing you with a selected list of available resources. It accompanies our guides, Teaching film and Teaching literature, which you can find in the teaching resources section of ...
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Mar 15, 2011 · 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.
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Au revoir, les enfants is the film that Louis Malle had longed to make, a poignant examination of the joys and traumas of early adolescence set against the backdrop of the darkest period in French history. This was not the first time Louis Malle had visited the era of the Nazi Occupation.
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May 7, 2006 · One of the foundations of Louis Malle's "Au revoir les enfants" (1987) is how naturally he evokes the daily life of a French boarding school in 1944. His central story shows young life hurtling forward; he knows, because he was there, that some of these lives will be exterminated.
