Au Revoir Les Enfants - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)

Au revoir les enfants 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 camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.

France
1987
105 minutes
Color
1.66:1
French

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, a profile of the provocative figure from Au revoir les enfants, created by filmmaker Guy Magen in 2005
- The Immigrant, 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

*New cover by Michael Boland