Review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) by Andrea P — 22 Feb 2015
What makes this different from a hollywood treatment of the same idea is that the children are not airbrushed. They are playful and spiteful in equal measure. They get frightened when they get lost in the woods and then they boast to their friends that they weren't frightened at all.
They read the arabian nights together because it is 'naughty' and one has a secret crush on the mother of the other. They are growing up and learning about life. All through this you are aware that the events of the second world war are raging around them and when these finally intervene into their lives the result is genuinely devastating and immensely moving.
the final scene is one that lives in the memory.
This review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) was written by Andrea P on 22 Feb 2015.
Au Revoir les Enfants has generally received very positive reviews.
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