Review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) by Scott R — 23 Nov 2017
A heart-wrenching but restrained account of the director's own experience during WW2 when he was a child. This is an honest and sometimes coldly distant narrative of a French boy who befriended a Jew boy as the cruelty of the war interferes in their innocent views.
The cinematography conveys the cold January weather of 1944. There are scenes of beauty like the one where the whole school watches Chaplin's 'The Immigrant' accompanied by violin and piano, or when Jean plays the piano to the astonishment of the young teacher.
Poor war-era children.
This review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) was written by Scott R on 23 Nov 2017.
Au Revoir les Enfants has generally received very positive reviews.
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