Au Revoir les Enfants
Movie • 1987 • Drama
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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.
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Students watch a Charlie Chaplin film in which an overweight woman rolls on a tipping ship and mockingly compare her to a similarly overweight member of the school staff.
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