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Today's film is by Louis Malle who remembers what it was like.

Au Revoir Les Enfants / Goodbye children (1987)

Or at least I assume it is autobiographical.

The Second World War comes to a private Catholic school. Two good friends find that their youth is stolen when one is identified as a Jew in a massive sweep.

There are tears at the end. Innocence is shattered for the young catholic kid but for the jewish kid, it is the end of his world. Off to the camps.

There is a gentle inevitability to the outcome. We know what has happened or is happening as the kids live their privileged lives. But for a few.

Until the end.

This is worth seeing over and over and therefore a 5 out of Netflix5.

It is not unreasonable to think that times like this could come again. There is always a fanatical villain off stage trying to get on. Yes?

This is a Criterion restoration and a very good one. Nothing is lost to time.

Labels: best films, films