Au Revoir Les Enfants
Au revoir les enfantsĀ 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 camaraderieāuntil a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malleās own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, 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,Ā a profile of the provocative figure fromĀ Au revoir les enfants,Ā created by filmmaker Guy Magen in 2005
- The Immigrant,Ā Charlie Chaplin's 1917 short comedy, featured in the film
- Audio excerpts from a 1988 AFI interview with Malle
- Original theatrical trailer and teaser
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: New essays by film critic Philip Kemp and historian Francis J. Murphy
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Au revoir les enfantsĀ 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 camaraderieāuntil a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malleās own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, 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,Ā a profile of the provocative figure fromĀ Au revoir les enfants,Ā created by filmmaker Guy Magen in 2005
- The Immigrant,Ā Charlie Chaplin's 1917 short comedy, featured in the film
- Audio excerpts from a 1988 AFI interview with Malle
- Original theatrical trailer and teaser
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: New essays by film critic Philip Kemp and historian Francis J. Murphy
