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Goodbye, Children (1987)

Original title: au revoir les enfants
Production: France, Germany, Italy|104 min
Dramatic, Racism, War
Poster of movie Goodbye, Children
a french boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from world war ii until a new student arrives. he becomes the roommate of top student in his class. rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.

Festivals and awards

Venezia Festival 1987 - logo Venezia Festival Leone d'oro per miglior film
Venezia Festival 1987 - logo Venezia Festival Premio OCIC
César 1988 - logo César Meilleur film

Historical episodes of setting

Seconda guerra mondiale
Shoah (Olocausto)

Direction

Louis MalleLouis Malle: regista

Production and Screenplay

Louis MalleLouis Malle: produttore
Louis MalleLouis Malle: sceneggiatore
Louis MalleLouis Malle: scrittore

Interpreters and Characters

Gaspard ManesseGaspard Manesse(età:12)
(julien quentin)
Raphaël Fejtö(età:13)
(jean bonnet/jean kippelstein)
Francine Racette(età:40)
(mme quentin)
Stanislas Carré de malberg(età:18)
(françois quentin)
Philippe Morier-genoud(età:43)
(père jean)
Francois BerleandFrancois Berleand(età:35)
(père michel)
Francois Negret(età:21)
(joseph)
Peter Fitz(età:56)
(Muller)
Pascal Rivet
(Boulanger)
Benoît Henriet
(ciron)
Richard Leboeuf
(sagard)
Xavier LegrandXavier Legrand(età:8)
(babinot)
Arnaud Henriet
(negus)
Jean-sébastien Chauvin
(michel laviron)
Luc Etienne
(Moreau)
Irene JacobIrene Jacob(età:21)
(mlle davenne)
Louis MalleLouis Malle(età:55)
Raphael Fejto
Jean-Paul Dubarry
Jacqueline Staup
René Bouloc(età:43)
Sergio Kato
Michael Becker
Alain Clément
Daniel Edinger(età:43)
Thomas Peter friedl
Jürgen Ellinghaus

Technical staff

Renato BertaRenato Berta: direttore della fotografia
Willy Holt: scenografo
Corinne Jorry: costumista
Claude Villand: fonico
Bernard Leroux: fonico
Jeanne Biras: casting
Jean Claude Laureux: fonico
Emmanuelle Castro: montatore
Susan Robertson: parrucchiere
Iris Carrière: casting