Review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) by Martin T — 23 Mar 2010
Malle splendidly recreates adolescence, immersing you completely in that world as many other coming-of-age films fail to do. Although the movie contains devastating events (which caught me completely off-guard, though in retrospect I should have seen it coming), there is a lot of warmth and compassion here.
A touch simplistic at times and kind of blah in the earlier sections, but the political commentary is sufficiently nuanced, and the story is emotionally engaging.
This review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) was written by Martin T on 23 Mar 2010.
Au Revoir les Enfants has generally received very positive reviews.
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