Au revoir les enfants (1987)

School Is Closed

When the Gestapo arrive at the school, Julien (Gaspard Manesse) betrays his friend with an innocuous glance.

Directed by Louis Malle.

Released in 1987 by Criterion.

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  • character-type: Soldier
  • character-type: Teacher
  • character-type: Student
  • action: Stand
  • action: Grab
  • action: Stare
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • secondary-genre: French Movies
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • mood: Understated
  • prop: Hat
  • prop: Coat
  • prop: Eye Glasses
  • prop: Chalk
  • prop: Book
  • prop: Chalkboard
  • prop: Map
  • setting: Classroom
  • theme: Failure
  • theme: Betrayal
  • theme: Control
  • theme: Authority
  • theme: Fear
  • theme: Mistakes
  • theme: Power
  • actor: Raphael Fejtö
  • actor: Gaspard Manesse
  • actor: Peter Fitz
  • director: Louis Malle
  • producer: Louis Malle
  • cinematographer: Renato Berta
  • editor: Emmanuelle Castro
  • costume-designer: Corinne Jorry
  • production-designer: Willy Holt
  • role-name: Jean Bonnet
  • role-name: Julien Quentin
  • role-name: Jean Kippelstein
  • role-name: Muller
  • screenwriter: Louis Malle
  • year: 1987
  • studio: Criterion