Au revoir les enfants

Au revoir les enfants
Film poster
Directed byLouis Malle
Written byLouis Malle
Produced byLouis Malle
StarringGaspard Manesse
Raphaël Fejtő
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Francine Racette
CinematographyRenato Berta
Edited byEmmanuelle Castro
Music bySchubert
Saint-Saëns
Distributed byMK2 Diffusion (France)
Release dates
  • 29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) (Venice)
  • 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (France)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesFrance
West Germany
Italy
LanguagesFrench
German
Box office$4.5 million

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.[1] It is based on the actions of Père Jacques, a French priest and headmaster who attempted to shelter Jewish children during the Holocaust. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

  1. ^ Champlin, Charles (18 February 1988). "'Au Revoir Les Enfants' Rooted in the Memory of Louis Malle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 June 2012.