Au Revoir Les Enfants [1987] [Criterion] (BLU)
Louis Malle
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Synopsis
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.
Special Features:
- 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
- Essays by film critic Philip Kemp and historian Francis J. Murphy
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1:66:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 03/15/2011
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Catalogue #: 330
- Region: A